News Deezer revenues worth just 13% of Spotify’s – but it will be first to IPO Major labels own just over 15% in French streaming service
News US recorded music market falls 0.5% in first half of 2015 New RIAA figures show health of market
News Streaming music subscriptions are starting to flatline in the US… Revenue rises, but overall subscriber number brings cause for concern
News Bring Me The Horizon: Not quite a UK No.1… but a global success story Sheffield rock band go Top 5 in US, UK, Sweden, Belgium, Holland - and No.1 in Australia
News Sony Music signs manufacturing deal with Arvato for Mexican market News comes five months after MBW discovered Sony DADC plant was to close
News Album sales at concerts will now count towards UK Official Chart New move has been road-tested for past six months
News Jazz Summers: music biz turns out to celebrate ‘full-time force of nature’ Badly Drawn Boy, Colin Barlow, Lisa Stansfield and more remember Big Life man
News Chris Moyles: Radio X is for ‘male, female, gay, straight, white, black…’ DJ says 'male-focused' reference should 'never have gone out in the press release'
News PeerMusic signs deal to represent Russian music catalogue worldwide Nigel Elderton 'very pleased' First Music entrusts Peer with repertoire
News How self-releasing Stereophonics beat Sony in intense race to UK No.1 Independent Ignition masterminds victory in super-close chart battle
News Spotify is testing a ‘concerts’ feature behind the scenes Upgrade to 'About' page reveals possible new direction
News Spotify is sending marketing emails to an artist’s top fans again… Guy Garvey gets same treatment as Foo Fighters
News Universal’s Tunecore rival Spinnup secures Island deal for UK band Model Aeroplanes are first UK deal from DIY platform at Universal
News Another senior Universal Music Canada exec quits for Bell Media Tyson Parker joins Randy Lennox at broadcaster
News SFX secures $90m funding boost to stabilise short-term future Sillerman given lifeline by new cash injection
News Apple Music welcomes Burberry as first global brand channel British fashion brand becomes official 'curator' on Apple platform
News YouTube Music Key starts charging subscriptions… oh wait, no it doesn’t YouTube says request for payment was a 'mistake'
News Meet the new Grooveshark – aka ‘Popcorn Time for music’ Spotify-style app says it won't host any illegal content