Analysis Spotify ‘doing a Netflix’: is Daniel Ek’s platform already too big for the labels to stop it? Mark Mulligan on why the major rights-holders may be facing a 'prisoner's dilemma'
News Universal signs K-pop girl band to Interscope – can they repeat BTS success? The South Korean quartet is currently the highest-charting female K-pop act in Billboard Hot 100 history
News Forget Drake. The music sales story of the year could soon be Johnny Hallyday. Mon Pays C'est L'amour shifted more than 630,000 copies in three days
News Facebook expands music offering for users and artists Facebook is expanding its music offering via Facebook Stories, Lip Sync Live and profiles
News YouTube’s Susan Wojcicki tells artists: Article 13 poses ‘a threat to your livelihood’ Wojcicki's warning about the EU copyright directive was shared in a wide-ranging letter with YouTube creators
Interviews ‘We are custodians of a great legacy, which we hugely respect, but we can’t let it weigh us down.’ Louis Bloom has been a loyal servant of Island Records UK for 16 years. Now, he’s running the place. What’s his plan?
News Giles Martin named Head of Audio & Sound at Universal Music Group ' Giles instinctively sees the potential of what lies ahead and innately understands how to leverage technology to harness new forms of artistic expression.'
Analysis Fortnite is a video game phenomenon. The music business could learn a lot from its success. Innovative pricing and content approaches are leading to massive revenues for Epic Games title
Analysis Blog Asaii-gn of the Times: What Apple’s acquisition of Asaii means for the music business Instrumental founder Conrad Withey on some very interesting recent movements in his sector
Interviews ‘Creativity and authenticity is what’s going to continue driving our business.’ Carolyn Williams, EVP of Marketing at RCA Music Group, discusses her biggest lessons learned and changing role of marketing
News Facebook launches Amazon Echo rival, partners with Spotify, Pandora and iHeart Facebook's new audio/video communication devices are called the Portal and Portal+
News Tidal partners with Samsung TV to launch TV app Tidal subscribers will have access to a Samsung TV-specific user interface that 'prioritizes Tidal visual content'
Interviews ‘Artists can always handle the truth. What they can’t handle is being f**ked around.’ Jamie Oborne, Dirty Hit founder, on The 1975, Wolf Alice and more
News Apple Music poaches the BBC’s leading hip-hop radio DJ, Charlie Sloth Sloth joins George Ergatoudis, Ryan Newman, Zane Lowe and other ex-Radio 1 tastemakers at Apple
News Warner’s X5 Music names Stefan Enberg as CEO, Johan Lagerlöf leaves company Enberg steps up from previous role as COO