Analysis Blog The music industry must beware it doesn’t get eaten up by phone giants’ hunger for growth Telco giants are back in love with music - but is that definitely such as good thing?
Analysis Blog My music startup failed multiple times before we got it right. Here’s what I learned. Fanbytes co-founder Timothy Armoo on pivoting three times - and then succeeding
Analysis What happens when artists and record labels build and buy their own media companies? Cherie Hu breaks down the increasing similarities between 'music companies' and 'media companies'
News How successful are Spotify’s ‘direct’ artist signings? Chartmetric report compares DIY artists with major label signings
Interviews ‘We are continuing to invest in ways for artists to build alternative revenue opportunities’ Vivien Lewit, Global Head of Artist Services at YouTube and Google Play Music, discusses her beginnings in music and the business
News Alexa is coming to cars, thanks to new Amazon developer kit Developer kit released to install Alexa within car dashboards
News Blue Raincoat Artists hires managers Darin Harmon and Josh Fisher Artists Phoebe Bridgers and DJ Hector brought into the fold
News Sony’s EMI takeover ‘has to be blocked’ says IMPALA, as it files official EC complaint Helen Smith and co voice regulatory concerns over the year's biggest music takeover
News Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘We can accelerate artist careers beyond anyone else.’ Universal boss addresses Capitol Music Group's annual conference
News James Bass and Sarah Hall promoted at RCA in the UK News announced by RCA President David Dollimore
Analysis Why Spotify faces a difficult hardware conundrum (and so does Sonos) Can both music 'pureplay' companies keep the likes of Amazon and Apple at bay?
Analysis News The music business’s biggest stories of the past week: Universal, Vivendi, Sony, Apple, Troy Carter Here's what caught our attention over the past seven days...
Interviews ‘I saw people I really trusted turn into monsters…’ The story of Kiesza, a streaming mega-hit... and what happens when things go wrong with a major label
News Symphonic Distribution hires Eshan Shah Jahan as Head of Product in New York Exec was previously SVP, Product Engineering at The Orchard