News The real story of Drake, Spotify, Apple Music and the record-breaking streams of Scorpion Spotify had a bigger worldwide number in week one - but Apple was king of the US
Interviews ‘You don’t get gender equality by waving a magic wand.’ eOne's Meg Symsyk on her career, working with female executives and picking the right bosses...
Interviews Can Kobalt’s AWAL rewrite the rules of A&R? Willard Ahdritz’s latest venture is trying to reduce the risk of music industry artist development. He might just be on to something...
Analysis The music business just got spanked by Google. Surely it’s now time to speak with one voice. Why did the music industry just lose a crucial vote? And why isn't anybody asking the question?
News Music industry defeated over Article 13 vote in European Parliament… but it’s not over yet Bill rejected in its current form by 318 votes to 278 today (July 5)
News Major publishers request to remove catalogs from Spanish society SGAE Warner/Chappell, Sony/ATV, Universal Publishing, BMG and Peermusic demand removal of catalogs over 'mistreatment' of international repertoire
Interviews ‘Touts are crafty and aggressive – but we know this technology is very secure.’ AXS CEO Bryan Perez on the firm's new marketplace in the UK, which caps ticket resale profiteering at 10%
Analysis Blog ‘Critics of Article 13 are weaving a narrative with no relationship to fact.’ BASCA Chairman Crispin Hunt on the law that could change everything for YouTube
News Merck Mercuriadis fund successfully raises $260m+ to buy music copyrights Mercuriadis is already in discussions to buy eight catalogues
Analysis Why you (probably) shouldn’t start a record label… Omnian Music Group's Matt Brinkworth pleads with would-be entrepreneurs to think carefully
News Songtradr launches unified digital distribution service and metadata offering Artists now able to distribute their music to over 200 streaming and download services at once
News AXS Marketplace arrives in UK offering capped ticket resale platform 'Flash Tickets' tech deployed to fight counterfeiting
Interviews ‘Artists have the best chance of success when they get things rolling themselves.’ Tap Management's Ed Millet and Ben Mawson give their views on the ever-changing modern music business
Interviews ‘In music publishing, your reputation is everything.’ Downtown Music Publishing's UK boss, Roberto Neri, discusses the company's growth and its future ambitions
News Hartwig Masuch: ‘Spotify isn’t doing anything wrong.’ BMG boss isn't bothered about direct artist licensing, as he's confident his company can compete