News Ed Sheeran’s Divide tour generated $432m in 2018 – a new world record Sheeran and Taylor Swift secure the year's two biggest tours
News New edition of Music Business UK out now – subscribe today! Modest!, Stuart Camp, Hartwig Masuch, Simon Cowell, Liz Goodwin, Dipesh Parmar, Ros Earls
News SAG-AFTRA hires music industry veteran Rebecca Greenberg as Executive Director, Music Department Greenberg will oversee the negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements
News Liberty Media vs Apple for stake in iHeartMedia? Liberty is after a stake in iHeart when its out of bankruptcy in early 2019, says New York Post report
News Secondary ticketing platform Viagogo ordered by UK court to ‘overhaul’ the way it does business The court order ends a legal dispute with The UK Competition and Markets Authority
Analysis News Liberty Media: We’re ‘absolutely’ interested at looking into buying a stake in Universal Music Group The starting pistols go off on the biggest music rights deal of the year
Interviews ‘Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever make a living out of music.’ Clarence Spalding on his career, his life – and managing the biggest country artists on earth
Analysis A&R ‘Moneyball’ is hotter than ever. But will it actually improve the music business? After Apple's acqui-hire of Asaii, what's next for AI-driven artist discovery?
News NFL partner On Location Experiences buys VIP concert firm Future Beat On Location Experiences counts Imagine Dragons, Metallica and the NFL among its partners
News Can Simon Fuller’s new global pop band emerge triumphant in a music business ‘going through confusion’? Legendary British talent manager speaks out about streaming and his unusual strategy with emerging group
Analysis Blog Pascal Nègre: ‘Article 13 would take the music industry backwards.’ "It would erect new barriers for the creators and artists," says French music industry legend
News UK’s competition authority begins legal proceedings against ticket resale site Viagogo Action welcomed by FanFair Alliance
News After Spotify, Ticketmaster inks deal with Samsung for voice assistant Bixby Samsung Galaxy Note9 users in North America can now use voice to search for events
News Eventbrite files for $200m IPO on the New York Stock Exchange Company follows Sonos and Spotify in filing for a flotation in the United States
News Ticketmaster shuts down secondary sites in Europe GET ME IN! and Seatwave to be replaced by face value or less fan-to-fan ticket exchange