Music Business Blog

Absolute's Henry Semmence looks back over two decades

IPCN founder Rebecca Yang on the possibilities for the music business in the region

Absolute Label Services Director Simon Wills on Spotify's challenge to traditional gatekeepers and why career artists may feel not much has changed

Instrumental founder Conrad Withey on some very interesting recent movements in his sector

Twickets founder Richard Davies on recent moves in the live music sector

Ditto Music CEO Lee Parsons on the big news that Spotify is accepting directly-distributed music from artists

"It would erect new barriers for the creators and artists," says French music industry legend

'Music, art, and writing are now communicated through the internet, and historic protections are simply not applied,' argues Paul Pacifico

IMPALA's Helen Smith on tomorrow's crucial Article 13 vote in Europe

What does the death of innovative (and beneficial) digital music platforms mean for the future of the business?

Annabella Coldrick of the Music Managers Forum dissects the main players to examine how they're distributing cash windfall

NMPA chief David Israelite responds to op/ed which decried the objectives of the MMA bill

Telco giants are back in love with music - but is that definitely such as good thing?

Fanbytes co-founder Timothy Armoo on pivoting three times - and then succeeding

Killing Moon's Ach Dhillon on the fragility of artists - and why protecting them makes business sense