News Sir Lucian Grainge’s festive message – read it in full Exec covers Kanye West, streaming, SoundCloud and more in end of year missive
Interviews Atlantic’s Craig Kallman: ‘Artists are smart about the music business. They sign to people who believe in them.’ Atlantic's CEO and co-Chairman talks breaking artists, Julie Greenwald, sound quality and Ahmet Ertegun
Analysis News The global music copyright business is worth more than you think – and grew by nearly $1bn last year Spotify's economics chief Will Page explains how both publishing and records are growing
News Elton John protests YouTube’s copyright protections, then teams up with… YouTube Universal backs project with Google's video giant, amid 'value gap' hubbub
Analysis News Why 2016 will go down as a giant year for the global recorded music business Every major market's income was up in H1, aside from Japan
News Apple Music surpasses 20m paying subscribers 17 months after launch Apple has added ten million subscribers in 2016 alone
News Jeff Temske named SVP, Streaming Strategy and Research at Capitol Music Group Exec to run department and report into Michelle Jubelirer
News Napster to power iHeartRadio’s on-demand streaming service Interesting streaming service set to get big audience boost in the US
Analysis Record label A&R spend grew by $300m last year – but marketing spend fell Record companies appear to be prioritizing new talent investment
News Top Rolling Stone Editor quits after 20 years to join Amazon Music Nathan Brackett makes switch to streaming service - following a well-worn path
Analysis News Streaming price war breaks out as Google offers 4 free months of Play Amazon's entry into the market appears to have kicked off Black Friday battle
News CD Baby acquires Show.co, will revive dormant Soundrop Marketing platform and social listening app join digital distribution firm
Analysis Interviews So… how DO you break an artist in the streaming age? Atlantic's Ben Cook explains his label's launch of fast-rising UK star Anne-Marie
News UMG’s Tunecore rival Spinnup surpasses 100,000 artist milestone 29 acts have already been upstreamed by service into Universal label system