Analysis Only two of last year’s biggest hits were written without outside help. Guess who? Hozier and Fetty Wap are going to be enjoying those royalty cheques for some time to come
News Martin Bandier to remain boss of Sony/ATV as he signs new deal 74-year-old signs deal rumoured to be worth $7m a year
Analysis How One Direction’s ticket sales dwarfed their recorded music income in 2015 British boyband grossed over $300m on primary and secondary markets, MBW estimates
News BMG acquires publishing rights to ’90s smash Macarena Acquisition of Nova and Lirics & Music publishing catalogues to grow BMG's presence in Spain
News Electric Jukebox didn’t launch before Christmas after all It's now expected 'in time for Easter 2016'
News UMG re-signs streaming music deal with SPINNR in the Philippines App has brought UMG artists to meet and greets in territory
News David Bowie RIP – 1947-2016 David Robert Jones passes, just after the release of his 25th studio album
News Apple Music races to 10m subscribers 7 months after launch Apple Music's paying customers have grown 54% in three months
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