News Here’s what the major labels are doing to fix their gender pay gaps 'Our current gender pay gap numbers make starkly clear the need for us to accelerate the pace of change within our company'
Analysis The music business’s gender pay gap is embarrassing and uncomfortable. It’s time for change. MBW Contributing Editor, Rhian Jones, gives her take on the news
News Music Week owner acquired by Future PLC for $13.8m Deal price believed to be less than NewBay paid for Intent Media five years ago
News Sony’s stake in Spotify worth $1.5bn, as streaming company finishes opening day on NYSE with $26.5bn valuation Spotify valuation slips 9.8% from opening trade - but Daniel Ek will be happy
News Spotify valued near $30bn as it begins trading on New York Stock Exchange Value has trebled in past three years
Analysis News Kobalt revenues jumped 24% to $321m in FY2017 – will get close to $500m this year Willard Ahdritz walks MBW through the company's numbers
News The exclusives war between Apple Music and Spotify is back on… but this time, it’s video Apple unveils new library of video content as Spotify nabs Taylor Swift exclusive
News Less than 1% of artists are ‘top tier’ earners on Spotify? So what! Musician and synch agent Josh Collum offers a more positive take on Spotify's numbers
News Warner buys A&R scouting tool Sodatone to boost ‘search for the superstars of tomorrow’ Max Lousada says acquisition of startup will 'help differentiate us' in A&R arms race
News Simon Fuller: ‘The identity of artists is being lost on streaming platforms’ Artist manager and entrepreneur speaks out about his concerns for the future of the music business
Analysis The odds of an artist becoming a ‘top tier’ earner on Spotify today? Less than 1%. How the service is current divided between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots'
News Spotify rival Saavn merges with JioMusic in $1bn-valued deal India's biggest corporation, Reliance Industries Limited, masterminds merger
News Island Records UK moves into movies with The Intent 2: The Come Up Darcus Beese says Island is 'really excited to be in business' with Vertigo Releasing
News Def Jam promotes trio of promotion executives Nicki Farag, Noah Sheer and Keith Rothschild receive new titles at Universal label
Interviews ‘I realised that no-one in the music business knew what they were doing’ High Time founder Carl Hitchborn on growing his business - and taking advantage of music industry failures