Blog Spotify payouts to artists: Let’s not compare apples with pears Why assumptions about labels vs. artists can be misleading
News Cooking Vinyl backs new UK artist management venture John Black's Black Gold now working with OWS, A*M*E and Modern Addiction
News Sony Music profits jump as streaming income rises Garth Brooks, Pink Floyd and AC/DC boost major's revenues
News Universal ties with South Africa’s TLC Marketing 'This will bring us access to up-and-coming local African artists'
News Spinefarm signs Airbourne and Anti-Flag for the world Deal reunites Jonas Nachsin with Roadrunner act
News Warner Music acquires Poland’s oldest record label for €1.9m State-owned label owns more than 30,000 recordings
News Razor & Tie signs with International Solutions for new projects in EU IS will effectively act as EU office for US indie
News DMA’s sign with Infectious, Mom + Pop and I OH YOU Group rejected $1m advance from a major label
News Sony Music to distribute Red Bull Records worldwide outside Japan 'Expanding our relationship was the next logical step'
News The Backstreet Boys have sold more albums than The Beatles in Canada in past 20 years Shania Twain has bestselling album in country since 1995
News Alt-J, Caribou, Frankie Chavez and Sleaford Mods nominated for ‘European Mercury’ Twenty-three nominees up for IMPALA prize
Analysis Apple makes more money every 3 weeks than the entire recorded music industry does in a year See how small 'major' music companies are compared to Cupertino giant
Analysis ‘Old’ albums now outsell new albums on iTunes in America Annual sales of new albums have plummeted by more than 150m in the past ten years