News Pandora launches personalized playlist feature for premium users Streaming services launches The Drop
News Amazon is recording and releasing exclusive new music (but labels keep the rights) Amazon Original music arrives via Produced By... series, including track with Al Green
News BMI annual payout to songwriters and publishers grows 9% to $1.12bn Total collections reach $1.199bn in the 12 months to end of June
News SoundCloud launches Discover Weekly-style new music playlist 'SoundCloud Weekly playlists will feature multiple times more creators than are featured in playlists on other streaming services'
News Official: Apple’s $400m buyout of Shazam has been cleared in Europe No divestments or concessions required in big money deal, finds EC
Analysis Blog Vine and Musical.ly transformed the music industry – then they disappeared. Will history repeat itself? What does the death of innovative (and beneficial) digital music platforms mean for the future of the business?
Interviews ‘My ambition? To build an empire…’ Dre London, founder of London Entertainment and Post Malone's manager, on his huge ambitions in the music business
News Is Freya Ridings going to become the surprise British breakthrough artist of 2018? UK artist's Lost Without You is steadily climbing the Official Singles Chart
News YouTube Music arrives in 4 new countries – will India be next? Job ad in fast-growing region suggests that YouTube's platform might be on the way
Analysis Artists are publicly rebelling against streaming services. Will their grievances gather momentum? The likes of Spotify and YouTube have faced backlash from Nicki Minaj, Cupcakke and Thom Yorke
News Tencent Music set to IPO in October, with expected $30bn valuation Music's next multi-billion dollar flotation is on its way...
Analysis Nicki Minaj’s scattergun rant revealed one thing very clearly: the idea of an ‘album chart’ is in disarray Rapper's outburst contained some clear warning signs for the industry. Will it listen?
Interviews ‘A healthy music marketplace should offer choice and competition.’ Alison Donald left behind the major label world last year before joining Kobalt, as an A&R force across both the firm’s publishing and recorded music divisions…
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