Analysis Spotify’s investment striptease is an ugly necessity – but an insult to artists Spotify goes all out to attract investors in new $500m round - but what about musicians?
Interviews ‘Success in management means achieving an artist’s goals’ Red Light UK boss James Sandom is our Manager Of The Month
News Spotify is trying to raise a billion dollars within a single year Investors offered tasty discount incentives to pump money into company
News Craig David signs new record deal with Sony JV Insanity Records R&B star to release his first original album in nine years
News Mike Easterlin named President of Fueled By Ramen and Roadrunner Exec first joined WMG 11 years ago
Analysis Netflix is putting all sides of the music business to shame Making A Murderer - and setting an example to labels and Spotify
News Universal acquires UK metal label Candlelight via Spinefarm Universal makes first significant acquisition since 2014
News Loss-making 7Digital Group says it will be profitable this year Simon Cole says profitability on the cards for 2016
News Deezer absorbs €100m investment from Orange and Access Industries Len Blavatnik pumps more money into Spotify rival
Blog What’s the point of A&R? Writer and former label man Ben Wardle on why A&R still matters in the SoundCloud age
Analysis Can SoundCloud actually afford to take on Spotify? Why SoundCloud's running costs leave it exposed - unless it can crack the subscription game
News Finally, SoundCloud signs a licensing deal with Universal Lucian Grainge 'We have long embraced empowering entrepreneurs and innovative services'
News Martin Bandier to remain boss of Sony/ATV as he signs new deal 74-year-old signs deal rumoured to be worth $7m a year
News Spotify hit with second US songwriter lawsuit – this time for $200m Melissa Ferrick files suit weeks after David Lowery
Analysis The music business failed to dent YouTube’s power in 2015. What now? The music biz's hopes of toppling a free YouTube look slim - but not impossible