Analysis News SoundExchange paid out $908m to artists and labels in 2019 MBW's estimates SoundExchange's lifetime payouts to members have now reached approximately $7bn
Analysis News The Grammys fallout gets more shocking every day – but how relevant is the show to the modern record business? MBW research suggests the famed 'Grammy bump' is weakening
Analysis News SoundCloud, with more than 200m tracks on its platform, saw 12-monthly revenue run-rate top $200m last year Company gives update on 2019 as 2018 results are laid bare
Analysis Music streaming needs to change. Is Amazon already ahead of the curve? Recent UK report suggests that Jeff Bezos company might be delivering the future of streaming today
Analysis US streams topped a trillion last year. But is a superstar recession looming? How, collectively, the world's biggest megastars are losing streaming market share in the United States
Analysis Blog Tencent’s Move to Buy 10% of Universal Music Group Shows the Global Music Business Is In Excellent Health Nue Agency founder Jesse Kirshbaum on the biggest music biz deal of the year
Analysis News UK record industry grew by over $100m last year – but is streaming starting to run out of steam? Another big gain for key market – but first signs of a slowdown are on the cards
Analysis News How podcasts are damaging the potential growth of the recorded music business Music streaming services – particularly Spotify – are morphing into something else entirely
Analysis News Who’s the biggest music publisher in the world? Sony's music publishing companies turned over more than a billion dollars in the first nine months of 2019
Analysis News The major labels will generate over $14bn in 2019, as Warner bucks trend of streaming slowdown (just) Some very impressive news for Universal, Sony and Warner... and a warning sign?
Analysis News Is it time for Spotify and other streaming services to increase their prices? Survey finds that more than half of respondents would pay more than $9.99 for a subscription
Analysis More and more corporate brands are starting their own record labels (again). Will they last? Are brand-led labels a threat or an opportunity for music's incumbent powers?
Analysis Spotify Needs To Make A Decision About Its Future, Based On Whether It Actually Believes Its Own Mission Statement The streaming company's acquisitions may have to change shape, argues Cherie Hu
Analysis News Spotify is banking on the idea that you want it to recommend podcasts… just like it recommends new music "We know that discovery is one of the core benefits that we provide to people."
Analysis News The music industry shouldn’t kid itself: Piracy was never killed by streaming… but it might be more valuable than you think. Piracy is still thriving, says MUSO boss Andy Chatterley – but could it be used to convert more people to paid streaming?