News Apple Music teams up with Genius to co-produce new episodes of ‘Verified’ lyric explainer video series New episodes will premiere exclusively on Apple Music
News Artist streaming revolt: Former Universal Germany boss thinks modern record labels ‘keep disproportionate amount of income’ Motor Music posts blog in support of protesting artists in Germany
News Judge dismisses Peloton’s antitrust counterclaim against music publishers Exercise giant alleged that the NMPA “coordinated to collectively negotiate licenses in violation of antitrust laws”
Interviews ‘The music industry’s relationship with tech has been less than optimal. We’re here to improve that.’ Zach Katz and Shara Senderoff discuss their startup-surveying, Scooter Braun-backed venture
News BMG responds to artist streaming revolt in Germany: ‘It is time for record companies to change.’ Letter appears to seek a 'user-centric' style of payment, while "attacking" record companies
Analysis News The Grammys fallout gets more shocking every day – but how relevant is the show to the modern record business? MBW research suggests the famed 'Grammy bump' is weakening
Interviews ‘NTS is all about total freedom of expression. That lies at the core of it.’ Launched in 2011, London-born music platform NTS now attracts over 1.5m monthly unique listeners. Here, the company's bosses tell us how it all began, and how they built it into what it is today...
Analysis News SoundCloud, with more than 200m tracks on its platform, saw 12-monthly revenue run-rate top $200m last year Company gives update on 2019 as 2018 results are laid bare
News iHeart jobs cull: Over 50 DJs and employees out as firm cites ‘significant investment’ in Artificial Intelligence Company announces new organizational structure while laying off DJs with decades of experience
News $500m-backed Saban’s first release surpasses 5 million plays on YouTube Track is averaging over a million plays per day on the platform
Analysis Music streaming needs to change. Is Amazon already ahead of the curve? Recent UK report suggests that Jeff Bezos company might be delivering the future of streaming today
News Deezer inks strategic payments partnership with Mondia for Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE Deal will allow users to subscribe to streaming service without the use of debit or credit cards
Analysis US streams topped a trillion last year. But is a superstar recession looming? How, collectively, the world's biggest megastars are losing streaming market share in the United States
News Hipgnosis confirms catalog acquisition from Lana Del Rey & Kid Cudi producer Emile Haynie Catalog comprises 122 songs