News Apple Music fixes ‘songwriter’ information within its metadata (a bit) Classical music update will include composer information
Analysis Blog Is music ready for its craft beer moment? It's worth $20bn a year. Can independent labels pick up the baton?
News MBW surpasses 15k subscribers – here’s what our readers think of us Jonathan Dickins, Michael Rapino, Martin Mills, Jason Iley, Willard Ahdritz, Steve Barnett and more on why they subscribe
News Kobalt launches first Apple TV artist app with Placebo App will commemorate band's debut album 20 years ago
News Is this the right way to decide the Grammy nominees? Hits Daily Double interview reveals interesting quirk
News Universal is giving away 10 albums for free with Microsoft This isn't freemium - it's good old, simple free
News Google Play Music named official partner of BRIT Awards 2016 Second year running for exclusive sponsorship deal
Analysis Apple’s plan to dominate streaming: become music’s very own Netflix What Taylor Swift's new deal means for the record industry
Analysis Why this week could cost (or gain) the record business a billion dollars Big money rests on the Copyright Royalty Board's decision in the US
News BMG acquires Atmospheriques, signs 8ball deal in Holland Charlie Winston included in catalogue buy
News Phil Bowdery replaces Stuart Littlewood as Chairman of Concert Promoters Association Littlewood has spent 25 years at the CPA
News Audio Network expands in the US with Ian Ginsberg promotion New staff coming to LA and New York offices in coming months
News Toby Leighton-Pope and Steve Homer out at Live Nation UK Duo of senior promoters leave UK company
News Napster/Rhapsody on the cusp of 3.5m subscribers, adding 100k a month Now three times the size of TIDAL and close to half the size of Apple Music
News Apple Music signs Taylor Swift exclusive in landmark content deal Star will appear on Beats 1 tomorrow with Zane Lowe
Analysis Don’t cry for Spotify, don’t laugh at TIDAL – and watch out for Pandora A little look into the motivations of Chris Martin, Jay Z, Daniel Ek and Jimmy Iovine...