Blog The economics of the music industry’s mental health crisis Killing Moon's Ach Dhillon on the fragility of artists - and why protecting them makes business sense
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'
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 Facebook signs music licensing deal for Australia and New Zealand with APRA AMCOS 'This is a landmark deal not just for songwriters, composers and music publishers, it also provides the Australian and New Zealand public with peace of mind...'
News Alexa is coming to cars, thanks to new Amazon developer kit Developer kit released to install Alexa within car dashboards
Analysis News Spotify is on a collision course with the major record companies. Here’s why. Spotify has a number of tricky issues to face down during its 2019 negotiations with the biggest labels
News City National Bank buys artist payments platform Exactuals 'We are excited to bring our leading technology together with the most trusted bank in entertainment.'
News Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘We can accelerate artist careers beyond anyone else.’ Universal boss addresses Capitol Music Group's annual conference
Analysis News Apple Music beats Spotify to biggest day-one streaming number for Travis Scott’s Astroworld Following J.Cole and Drake albums, Apple's done it again...
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?
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 UMPG promotes Mark Coltman to EVP, Information Technology Exec reports to UMPG’s CFO, Worldwide JW Beekman
News YouTube Music is on a worldwide recruitment blitz for senior executives Over 15 senior music roles are currently advertised by Google-owned company
News SOCAN completes acquisition of reproduction rights society SODRAC SOCAN says deal will lead to increased efficiencies for songwriter members
News Sony Music revenues topped $1.9bn in the first half of 2018, up 11% year-on-year Streaming revenues hit $944m in the six month period, up 39.1% on 2017