News SoundCloud ‘may run out of cash this year’ as it posts €51m loss Average wage at Berlin-based company topped €90k last year despite perilous financial position
News Streaming pumps £419m into UK’s growing recorded music business Industry's retail worth jumps 4.6% despite downloads crashing 27%
News YouTube loses US music streaming dominance as subscription plays jump 124% BuzzAngle stats reveal more plays on subscription services than on video platforms in 2016
News Google mulling SoundCloud buyout, say whispers – as Sony and Universal’s stakes are revealed Document reveals majors' ownership stakes as the big G comes a'knocking...
Interviews ‘A breakthrough artist is a much more complex idea than a breakthrough song’ Twenty One Pilots manager Chris Woltman explains the band's patient rise to the top
News Universal acquires Japan’s ‘full stack’ music company, Office Augusta Office Augusta runs divisions across management, label, publishing and more
News Warner CEO Steve Cooper: ‘We’ve grown market share more than any other major’ MBW obtains triumphant internal memo from WMG big cheese
News The 5 biggest music business news stories of 2017. (Yes, 2017.) Google, Facebook, Columbia and Spotify will all feature heavily on MBW next year
News You can now search Apple Music by composer When tracks are in your library - songwriter info is attached
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