Analysis Blog Is music ready for its craft beer moment? It's worth $20bn a year. Can independent labels pick up the baton?
News MBW surpasses 15k subscribers – here’s what our readers think of us Jonathan Dickins, Michael Rapino, Martin Mills, Jason Iley, Willard Ahdritz, Steve Barnett and more on why they subscribe
Analysis Apple’s plan to dominate streaming: become music’s very own Netflix What Taylor Swift's new deal means for the record industry
News Toby Leighton-Pope and Steve Homer out at Live Nation UK Duo of senior promoters leave UK company
News Napster/Rhapsody on the cusp of 3.5m subscribers, adding 100k a month Now three times the size of TIDAL and close to half the size of Apple Music
Analysis Don’t cry for Spotify, don’t laugh at TIDAL – and watch out for Pandora A little look into the motivations of Chris Martin, Jay Z, Daniel Ek and Jimmy Iovine...
News More changes at Vevo as Nic Jones is promoted to Chief Revenue Officer Former News International exec to monitor worldwide income at video platform
News Ministry Of Sound albums are starting to appear on Apple Music… Wretch 32 is there. So's London Grammar.
Analysis $25 billion: The best number to happen to the global music business in a very long time. The global worth of publishing and songwriting revealed by Will Page on MBW
News Happy Birthday going public domain as Warner/Chappell settles lawsuit Song was believed to be earning Warner/Chappell $2m a year
Interviews Warner bets big on international expansion – but is it paying off? WMG has bought five non-US companies in two years. Here's why.
News Spotify looks set to scrap its ‘everything freemium’ rule Report suggests that Spotify is about to allow artists to go premium-only
News Vevo poised for subscription move after first ever acquisition ShowYou buyout points to paid-for future for challenged video platform
Analysis Let’s stop blaming artists for taking control of their own careers Adele, Coldplay and why the music business is forgetting what's important
Analysis Pandora has lost $5bn in value since last year Wince-worthy tumble in market cap comes as business borrows against debt