Amazon Music In The News

Because Music boss Emmanuel De Buretel calls for Spotify and rivals to adopt ‘user-centric’ licensing

'The so-called 'user centric' model, based on a user-based income distribution, would be more virtuous.'

‘Music is significantly undervalued – people are thinking about it in the wrong way.’

Kobalt's Willard Ahdritz talks publishing, major record companies, and the true worth of the business today

The music industry is tackling streaming fraud with a pointless ‘Code’. It won’t work… but these ideas might.

Penalties for artists, penalties for staff, more funding – why wasn't any of this in the industry's own policies?

Merlin paid indie labels and distributors $845m in the past year, showing strong growth

Merlin has now paid indies more than $2bn from digital services since being founded

The major record labels are signing over 50 artists a month. Is that too many?

The majors are inking deals with over 600 artists every year

After Spotify’s launch in India, how is its global expansion progressing?

An in-depth look at how Spotify performed in Q1 in terms of users and subscribers around the world

Instagram’s new e-commerce features could transform music marketing – but only if the record industry is willing to change

Should record labels start approaching Instagram differently?

Amazon is readying a hi-def music streaming service

At least one major label has already licensed hew HD service, MBW can reveal