Blog Thanks, Jay Z. Music quality is no longer just for geeks. Can Tidal takeover unleash a new streaming superstar?
News iTunes: music, movie, TV and e-book sales drop 7% iTunes revenues make up 3.5% of Apple's total cash haul
Analysis Streaming now makes more money than iTunes in Italy Streaming now at 22% of the market, according to MBW analysis
News Italy: Recorded music business grows again in 2014 as downloads fall 15% Physical now represents 65% of market
Analysis Canada: Album sales down 5% in 2014 as downloads tumble More than 6bn streams in six months to December
News Music piracy has been ‘virtually eliminated’ in Norway Less than 1% of people under 30 say file-sharing is main source of music
Analysis Australia: Income from free streaming platforms FELL in 2014 Digital downloads are bringing in five times the income from streaming
Analysis Norway’s music market stopped growing in 2014 – because the CD crashed and burned Physical sales down 38%, downloads down 15%
Blog The music industry’s worst nightmare is nearly here: Amazon and Apple as content kings Amazon is becoming a content producer. Apple is already a label. Worried?
Analysis News Shazam valued at $1bn – but it hasn’t turned a profit for over 7 years Last posted a net profit in 2006 - £4.28m
News BMG teams with Nacho Cano’s publishing company Yogisongs Includes compositions from Mecano as well as solo work
News EC could kill off PRS/GEMA/STIM alliance by the summer Commission has 90 working days to take a decision
News Pandora’s share price tumbles 50% in a year Concern over a slowdown in listening hours hits hard