Amazon In The News

Spotify: We ‘overpaid’ songwriters and their publishers in 2018, and we would like our money back

Technicality in CRB ruling means publishers now owe Spotify millions of dollars

Vivendi ‘very confident’ it will ignite Universal Music Group sale process by end of the year

'UMG is doing very well. The question is how to find the right partner, up to 50%. But everything's fine – trust me!'

‘Music is fundamentally important to people. It’s not disposable – nor are the artists who create it.’

Ian Montone, manager of Vampire Weekend and many others at Monotone Inc. on the industry and his career

Goldman Sachs says 1.15bn people will pay for music streaming by 2030, as it ups industry forecast

'Music In The Air' update brings optimistic news for record companies

Can the major labels overcome these 5 threats in the years ahead?

European revenues, piracy, and the growth in streaming platform strength are all challenges

Spotify music publishing champion exits amid songwriter pay fallout

Adam Parness exits amid songwriter fallout

Universal holds preliminary sale talks with Tencent – but is slow deal progress a danger sign?

Bloomberg report says 'some private equity investors balk at the high price and slow pace of the deal'

Pro Music Rights inks deal with Billboard-charting act OG Maco

'The industry should take note that artists will no longer have to stand idle while their royalties are tied up in an opaque, antiquated system.'