News Pandora ‘meeting with potential buyers’ ahead of possible sale 'Preliminary' talks show intention of company's owners
News Can streaming usher in a direct-to-fan revolution for artists? Cooking Vinyl Presents: The Future Of... panel explores cutting out the middleman
Analysis How much does SoundCloud really owe the music business? If SoundCloud was Spotify, it'd have paid hundreds of millions back to artists and songwriters
Analysis Sony and Warner’s equity cash giveaways tell us much about artist power in 2016 Why this isn't about money - although it totally is
News Taylor Swift is making her own video game – and it’s freemium Daniel Ek, allow yourself a little chuckle. Parents, beware.
News Apple Music launches in Taiwan and Turkey, promotes local artists Spotify beat AM to duo of markets - but is lagging behind overall
News Managers call on Universal to follow Sony and Warner’s equity pledge MMF says majors' move yesterday was "a positive development for the industry's long-term health"
News Streaming playlists becoming ‘closed shop’ to independent labels Playlists on the agenda at AIM's Indie-Con
News PRS is working with Google to build a Shazam for public licensing CEO Robert Ashcroft lets the cat out of the bag in new Forbes interview
News Germany is introducing streams into its album chart… but it’s complicated Fiendishly complex formula created to uphold credibility of the album
News SoundExchange paid out $803m in 2015 – but its growth slowed right down Year-on-year growth hits 3.8%, down from 31% in 2014
News Here’s why 1,500 YouTube views now equates to an ‘album’ in US sales awards The RIAA explains why it's made changes to its Gold and Platinum awards
News Believe Digital expands into Norway with Indie Distribution partnership News comes less than a year after Believe took on $60m in investment
News BMG promotes Zach Katz to President of Music Publishing in the US 'I am incredibly proud of the strong community we have built with our brilliant writers, executives and partners'
News 1,500 YouTube plays now officially counts as an ‘album’ in the US Ratio for single downloads lengthened from 100-1 to 150-1