News Kobalt signs publishing deal with UK’s F Block Music Studios Hank Hughes on the lookout for up-and-coming songwriters
News Can social media ‘influencers’ do a better job than label A&Rs? Connor Franta teams up with entertainment execs to launch compilations
News Online music pirates could face 10 years in jail in the UK Those who score 'large-scale financial gain' from torrenting targeted
News UMPG launches ‘one-click advance’ service for songwriters No fees charged for money taken out against due royalties
News Apple introduces all-new iPod Touch – with Apple Music at its heart iPod Touch launched at $199 for entry-level model
News What Nintendo’s great Satoru Iwata can teach the music business Salary, loving your fans and believing in the power of entertainment
Analysis PRS spending grew nearly £8m in 2014 – but it paid out less to songwriters. So where did the money go? Spending on property and legal costs have spiralled over past five years
News Indian Spotify rival Saavn grabs $100m funding and hits 14m users Apple Music recently launched in territory, which loves freemium
Analysis Apple Music: Review of the early reviews The critics first impressions are looking pretty positive
Analysis What Taylor Swift vs. Apple tells us about artist power and a music business going cheap The fallout of Taylor-gate says much about today's music industry
Analysis Apple Music: The 5 big problems it needs to fix before launch Meet Apple's gremlins: Adele, The Beatles, Sonos and more
Blog Sonos boss: ‘We’ve reached a watershed for streaming music’ 'Fully free on-demand services will most likely not exist in the future; it’s just not a viable model for artists'
Interviews Rob Wells on freemium, Apple Music and life after Universal Exclusive: Respected exec's first interview of 2015
News Universal, Live Nation, WME invest in Doppler Labs Here Active Listening System allows you to adjust real-world audio