Analysis Why Billboard’s new chart changes will please some – but aggravate others The USA's leading chart is about to slash the value of 'free' streams versus their paid counterparts
News YouTube expands ‘Artist On The Rise’ program with Jessie Reyez support YouTube is doubling down on supporting emerging artists
News YouTube just added songwriter, label and publisher credits to millions of songs More than half a billion videos now carry credits on Google/Alphabet platform
News Now TIDAL is accused of failing to pay record labels on time Dagens Næringsliv report claims that TIDAL hasn't paid labels for months
Interviews ‘Independent artists can do everything that major labels can.’ Wendy Day has brokered some of hip hop's biggest artist-friendly record label deals.
Interviews ‘There’s never been a better time to be a part of the music business.’ Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke gives us his take on some of the music industry’s most pressing issues of the day
News Apple Music has 50m subscribers and/or trialists – up 2m from April Tim Cook reveals tidbit in new interview with Bloomberg
Interviews Can Ingrooves’ new technology set it apart in a crowded marketplace? Why Ingrooves thinks its new tech, Trends Now, is a "big breakthrough" for its independent clients
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.”
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 Post Malone tops Drake’s streaming record in the US beerbongs & bentleys tallied over 288,000 streaming equivalent album sales (SEAs)
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 Tencent Music takes first steps towards IPO – report Investment banks reportedly invited to pitch for a role