News Linkin Park were the world’s most popular artist on Spotify on Saturday Nearly 15m streams clocked by band in 24 hours - more than Justin Bieber
Interviews ‘There are an immense number of songwriters not making enough money to live on’ Wixen Music boss Randall Wixen on the value of music and the future for publishing
Analysis News Forget about fake artists – it’s time to talk about fake streams. We just bought 10,000 Spotify plays on the internet. It was easy.
Analysis Why Spotify’s fake artists problem is an Epidemic. Literally. The tall tale of three Swedish companies, with their own economic interests
News Facebook reveals plans to negotiate with existing digital music platforms Could latest job posting suggest a change in strategy for social media giant?
News Welcome to the future: Spotify poaches AI music expert from Sony Yeah. About those 'fake' artists. You ain't see nothing yet.
Interviews Naughty Boy: ‘Marty Bandier taught me to be a bit of a gangsta at publishing’ How Shahid Khan's publishing empire at Naughty Words has evolved and expanded
Interviews ‘I joined a cult for 4 years and lost $1m. But maybe, in the end, I won.’ Desmond Child's insane life story - the latest in our World's Greatest Songwriters series
News Songtradr set to expand in UK with backing from Milamber Ventures Deal with growth accelerator will allow Songtradr to increase its presence in Europe
Analysis Blog The buzzword of the music business is ‘transparency’ – perhaps it should be ‘simplicity’ Sound Advice's Robert Horsfall has been representing artists and labels for decades. He says change is in the air.
Interviews ‘We’re very well-funded – and we’re looking at everything out there’ eOne Music President Chris Taylor tells us about the well-funded independent company's global ambitions
News Universal hires Tuhin Roy as VP of New Digital Business Michael Nash praises exec for "incredible wealth of experience"
Analysis News Mind the gap: Is Europe set to recalibrate the digital market? IMPALA's Helen Smith skewers 'safe harbour' - and explains why things might be about to change for YouTube et al.
News ‘Safe harbour is a crippling brake on the growth of the properly licensed music market’ Beggars boss Martin Mills gives his unique view on the issue plaguing the music business
News Gary Kelly promoted to EVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Interscope Geffen A&M Exec joined Interscope in 2010 as Head Of Sales