IFPI In The News

Sir Paul McCartney tells European Parliament: Vote through Article 13 to ensure a ‘sustainable future for music’

"Please vote to uphold the mandate on Article 13. You hold in your hands the future of music here in Europe."

Streaming audio service TuneIn mulls sale

Firm was valued at $500 million after raising $50m last year

The major labels could block Spotify’s expansion into India due to direct licensing fallout

Universal, Sony and Warner are "seriously considering" move in response to Spotify's direct licensing

Songwriters got screwed by the Spotify equity bonanza. The industry has to ask itself questions.

Writers aren't getting any money from Spotify stock sales. Is that okay?

Sony forecasts slowdown in industry’s global recorded music growth in 2018

Kevin Kelleher presented numbers to investors in Japan this week

BMG promotes Jasmina Zammit to lead Brazil repertoire operation

Zammit will be responsible for establishing a local music publishing and recordings repertoire operation

More music is played on YouTube than on Spotify, Apple Music and every other audio streaming platform combined

Yet YouTube throws doubt on IFPI figure regarding total video service payout in 2017

‘A golden age for music is dawning – with the old gatekeepers all but gone’

WIN chief Alison Wenham analyzes the music industry figures from the past two weeks