IFPI In The News

Adrian Strain steps down as Director Of Comms at IFPI after 21 years

End of an era as exec moves to set up new consultancy

Taylor Swift re-signs with Sony/ATV in global publishing deal

Star's 1989 album is likely to have topped 10m sales worldwide to date

Recorded music sales up in Sweden as streaming revenue grows 10%

Streaming claims 86% of territory, with download on just 2%

PPL slashes anti-piracy spending as annual collections rise to £197m

BPI contributions cut by a million as staff costs grow by £1.3m

Universal Norway boss Petter Singsaas exits major after 22 years

Per Sundin and Frank Briegmann pay tribute to departing exec in internal note

Music sales in Norway rise 7.8% as downloads drop 32%

Norwegian music industry clocked up 333 million NOK ($40.3m) from music sales in H1 2016

Apple Music now in 60 countries Spotify is not, as it launches in South Korea

Apple is now in 115 territories in total, with Spotify available in 60

Is YouTube really the music business’s biggest problem?

StubHub and Live Nation are doing a roaring trade from secondary ticketing