IFPI In The News

Sony battles online leak of Wizkid/Drake’s One Dance follow-up

Hush Up The Silence is the follow-up to global smash One Dance

Music streaming finally has more paying subscribers than Netflix

Music subscriptions jumped 48% last year, according to latest figures

Universal acquires Japan’s ‘full stack’ music company, Office Augusta

Office Augusta runs divisions across management, label, publishing and more

The global music copyright business is worth more than you think – and grew by nearly $1bn last year

Spotify's economics chief Will Page explains how both publishing and records are growing

Elton John protests YouTube’s copyright protections, then teams up with… YouTube

Universal backs project with Google's video giant, amid 'value gap' hubbub

Why 2016 will go down as a giant year for the global recorded music business

Every major market's income was up in H1, aside from Japan

Apple Music surpasses 20m paying subscribers 17 months after launch

Apple has added ten million subscribers in 2016 alone

Record label A&R spend grew by $300m last year – but marketing spend fell

Record companies appear to be prioritizing new talent investment