Interviews ‘Independent artists can do everything that major labels can.’ Wendy Day has brokered some of hip hop's biggest artist-friendly record label deals.
Interviews ‘There’s never been a better time to be a part of the music business.’ Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke gives us his take on some of the music industry’s most pressing issues of the day
News Apple Music has 50m subscribers and/or trialists – up 2m from April Tim Cook reveals tidbit in new interview with Bloomberg
Interviews Can Ingrooves’ new technology set it apart in a crowded marketplace? Why Ingrooves thinks its new tech, Trends Now, is a "big breakthrough" for its independent clients
News Warner quietly launches free Tunecore rival for unsigned artists Level Music doesn't charge artists for uploading their tracks
News YouTube launches expanded music charts in 44 countries “Unfortunately with their update, Billboard is essentially saying that the music fans that count are those with credit cards.”
Interviews Eliah Seton on indie artists, big money deals and the future of the music business ADA boss Eliah Seton on his rise through the music industry, and the future for distribution and services companies
News Post Malone tops Drake’s streaming record in the US beerbongs & bentleys tallied over 288,000 streaming equivalent album sales (SEAs)
Analysis Blog ‘Big data is about to become a very big problem for the music industry.’ The co-founder of OCL suggests that Facebook's problems may soon spill over into the entertainment business
News Tencent Music takes first steps towards IPO – report Investment banks reportedly invited to pitch for a role
Analysis Blog In A&R, ‘gut vs. data’ isn’t a binary choice. Instrumental founder Conrad Withey on the potent combination of man and machine (learning) in music
News Dave Rocco joins Universal Music Group as EVP, Creative Rocco was recently named Global Head of Artist and Label Marketing at Spotify
News Music Modernization Act passed by the US House of Representatives 'We are grateful that lawmakers in the House worked to update our nation’s copyright laws for the digital age'
Analysis News Independents ruled global market share in 2017 – but Universal was king of streaming What each major label - and the independent sector - claimed in market share last year