Analysis Lucian Grainge wants to crush streaming exclusives. Does he really have the power? From Kanye to Rihanna and Beyonce, artists are taking control of the music business
Analysis Blog Apple Music exclusives: An insider’s view Sean Glass on Apple's investment in music - and his worry over major labels owning playlists
News A month after Crowdmix went under, $21m-backed CÜR Media stands on the brink Tech startup has, so far, paid music rightsholders just $500,000
News Kobalt rethinks the ‘greatest hits’ album with dynamic David Gray ‘Best Of’ Playlist updates every Monday on Spotify based on track popularity
News What on earth is going on at CÜR Media? Staff allegedly told to look for other jobs as SEC filing fails to appear
News Apple Music signs ‘power move’ label deal with Cash Money Records Birdman makes major announcement of label's affiliation with platform
News Apple is recruiting a team of ‘lyrics curators’ with ‘excellent music knowledge’ Official job ad seeks person to 'lead a team of lyrics curators with excellent... music knowledge, and attention to detail'
News Kobalt Label Services signs Tom Misch after AWAL success KLS backs debut album after two years of self-releasing through sister Kobalt platform
News Pandora launches ‘trendsetters’ and ‘predictions’ charts with NextBigSound Christine & The Queens currently leads Predictions chart, Dua Lipa at No.2
News Music sales in Norway rise 7.8% as downloads drop 32% Norwegian music industry clocked up 333 million NOK ($40.3m) from music sales in H1 2016
Analysis Why Ministry Of Sound had to sell (and why Sony couldn’t resist it) This is a deal all about hits. Should we really be surprised?
News Universal nabs Warner’s Samuel Arvidsson as Commercial Director in Sweden Former BMG, EMI and Sony exec switches majors in Stockholm
News Sony Music accused of ‘attacking American songwriters’ with US lobbying effort 'It appears that Sony does not value the contribution from, nor the relationship with, songwriters as much as other record labels'
Interviews Warner Music Group’s Steve Cooper: ‘Warner punches above its weight – without relying on pop fads’ Warner boss Steve Cooper on YouTube, Len Blavatnik, Spotify and his own future
News The rise and rise (and rise and rise and rise) of BBC 6 Music Radio station, led by Jeff Smith's music policy, is up almost 700% in a decade