Analysis Here’s exactly how many shares the major labels and Merlin bought in Spotify – and what those stakes are worth now Documents from 2008 reveal much about Spotify then - and now
Analysis Blog ‘Collecting societies are struggling to keep up with the influx of millions of lines of data.’ FUGA boss Pieter van Rijn on the future for licensing societies worldwide
News Warner quietly launches free Tunecore rival for unsigned artists Level Music doesn't charge artists for uploading their tracks
News YouTube launches expanded music charts in 44 countries “Unfortunately with their update, Billboard is essentially saying that the music fans that count are those with credit cards.”
News Spotify to take action on ‘hateful’ content and conduct R. Kelly is one of the first artists to be affected by new policy
News Recording Academy names 16 people who will make up its diversity ‘task force’ Michele Anthony, Common, Julie Swidler and more join Tina Chen on panel
Interviews Eliah Seton on indie artists, big money deals and the future of the music business ADA boss Eliah Seton on his rise through the music industry, and the future for distribution and services companies
News TIDAL accused of deliberately faking Kanye West and Beyoncé streaming numbers Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv spills jaw-dropping revelations
Analysis Do the major labels know something about Spotify that Wall Street doesn’t? The majors have cashed in $1bn in shares despite optimism from Wall Street. Why?
Analysis Blog ‘Big data is about to become a very big problem for the music industry.’ The co-founder of OCL suggests that Facebook's problems may soon spill over into the entertainment business
News BMG promotes Jasmina Zammit to lead Brazil repertoire operation Zammit will be responsible for establishing a local music publishing and recordings repertoire operation
News Live Nation acquires stake in Rock in Rio Deal expands live music giant's presence in South America
News Spotify backs Lanco, Jorja Smith, Karol G and Rex Orange County with second wave of RISE initiative Streaming platform to highlight one of four emerging artists every two weeks
Analysis Blog ‘A golden age for music is dawning – with the old gatekeepers all but gone’ WIN chief Alison Wenham analyzes the music industry figures from the past two weeks
News Can Sony break another major new British artist out of Europe? After going platinum in France in Italy, will Tom Walker follow in the footsteps of George Ezra and Rag N Bone Man?