Analysis News Apple Music helps US recorded music market grow 8.1% in first half of 2016 Average subscription price grows to $9.23
News Warner commits to SoundExchange artist payments as it signs Pandora deal Major joins UMG, Sony and Merlin
News Pandora’s free tier goes (more) interactive, as it launches new $4.99 service Pandora Plus takes over from Pandora One
Blog The 5 mistakes musicians keep making with their website The things independent artists must consider about their online presence
News Taylor Swift re-signs with Sony/ATV in global publishing deal Star's 1989 album is likely to have topped 10m sales worldwide to date
News TIDAL parent lost around $2m a month last year, while seeking extra financing First year of Jay Z ownership put under the microscope
News ‘Independent publishers have a special place in the music business’ How is peermusic meeting the challenges faced in the streaming era?
News Warner holds out on Pandora as UMG and Sony sign direct deals Traditional SoundExchange payout model looks to be under question
News UMPG signs Travis Scott as his album hits No.1 in the US Artist's new album has just leapt to No.1 in the US
News The UK singles chart is sluggish and dull. Is this the solution? There were no new entries in the singles Top 40 last week
News Apple Music now has 17 million subscribers, after securing 70 exclusives Spotify is outpacing the growth of its rival
News Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries takes ‘exclusive control’ of Deezer New French competition report reveals ownership structure
Analysis Blog Ticket touts made $3m from the last Mumford & Sons tour. $0 went back to the music industry. Everybody's Management founder Adam Tudhope pens pointed blog about secondary ticketing
Interviews ‘Artists are complicated people. You’ve got to be sensitive to that.’ Big Life's Tim Parry on breaking a big act worldwide - and missing Jazz Summers
News Universal isn’t quite done with streaming exclusives (but almost is) Major has apparently received "a flood" of supportive emails after Lucian Grainge's ban