News Spotify hit with second US songwriter lawsuit – this time for $200m Melissa Ferrick files suit weeks after David Lowery
News Eventbrite hires General Manager for UK and Ireland Former Google exec will report into Randy Befumo
News Universal Music Group is becoming a proper Hollywood studio Theatre producer and movie bigwig join music company in US
Analysis The music business failed to dent YouTube’s power in 2015. What now? The music biz's hopes of toppling a free YouTube look slim - but not impossible
Analysis Streaming music is too expensive, say a worrying number of consumers 46% of consumers say streaming services are too expensive
Analysis 16bn reasons why Adele’s streaming snub paid off Record-breaking album made more than $100m in six weeks
News Apple paid Tim Cook $10.3m last year – less than major record label bosses took home Eddy Cue receives $1m in salary - but much more in stock options
News Ron Cerrito replaces Diarmuid Quinn as Kobalt Label Services GM in US Exec praised by Richard Sanders in New York
News Concord’s Bicycle Music signs global George Harrison publishing deal Deal includes solo and Beatles work
News Universal Music launching Virtual Reality concerts this year 'We are ideally positioned to use VR technology to create experiences', says Lucian Grainge
News 7Digital to acquire French streaming music provider Snowite Move will deepen firm's links with French labels
News One Direction PR agency Hackford Jones splits up Simon Jones and Jonathan Hackford go their separate ways
News A2IM appoints Richard James Burgess as CEO after 6 month search Exec moves over from position as A2IM Chairman
Analysis Adele: Officially bigger than Call Of Duty and Jurassic World XL-signed star records UK's biggest-selling entertainment product of 2015
Analysis Physical music dominates UK market – and it’s stubbornly refusing to die CD and vinyl claim more than £500m of sales in 2015
Analysis Adele’s 25: the true value of a money-making machine Here's how much money it made in just six weeks
Analysis UK recorded music market grows 3.5% in 2015 – but subscription savages downloads Subscription streaming generates £251m in 2015