News There were 255m paid streaming users in 2018 – driving a 9.7% rise in global recorded music revenues to $19.1bn 2018 marked the global recorded music market's fourth consecutive year of growth, says IFPI
News Jo Charrington & Nick Raphael on Sam Smith, working with artists and the importance of good management Charrington and Raphael gave a live interview on stage with music industry critic and analyst Bob Lefsetz
Interviews Rising UK star Sam Fender’s debut album ‘will be talked about for years’ Polydor's Co-Presidents Ben Mortimer and Tom March on working with the 2019 BRITs Critics’ Choice Award winner, Sam Fender
Interviews ‘Market dominance is unhealthy for consumers and rightsholders’ Songtrust's Molly Neuman discusses the state of the publishing sector, direct deals and gender parity in music
Interviews Zane Lowe on why Apple Music is ‘in the storytelling business’ – and why Billie Eilish is ‘magic’ The Apple Music exec and Beats 1 anchor on what he wants to achieve – and the 17-year-old wunderkind
News Apple: Billie Eilish’s record-breaking album shows why ‘pre-adds’ are now the new ‘pre-orders’ Apple's Oliver Schusser and Interscope's Steve Berman on a new pop phenom
News Merck Mercuriadis buys 3 new song catalogs, including No.1 hits by Usher, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey Catalogs include songs that have been nominated for 11 Grammy Awards and have won two
Interviews Masterminding Marshmello: ‘How do we turn this into the next Disney?’ Moe Shalizi on managing, growing up – and developing a cultural phenomenon
News Music publishers sue luxury exercise brand Peloton in $150m copyright infringement lawsuit Brand was recently valued at $4 billion
News Sony Music hires IMAX executive Amanda Collins as EVP and Global Head of Corporate Communications Collins was previously Global Head of Communications for IMAX Corporation and IMAX China
News IMPALA, PRS for Music and others attack YouTube for ‘propagation of misinformation’ ahead of Article 13 vote 'YouTube enabled the propagation of misinformation - such as the claims that Article 13 would lead to the shutting down of YouTube channels.'
Analysis News Big question: Could Google buy Universal Music Group? Google tried to buy 50% of Sony/ATV a few years ago. Could it come again for a rightsholder?
Interviews News How Jason Aldean’s Rearview Town racked up over half a billion streams – and helped change country music’s digital profile How the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube boosted the country's superstar worldwide
News Univision teams up with Napster on Latin music streaming app, Uforia App features more than 40 million songs