News Jay Z’s €50m Tidal takeover could be derailed by splinter group Rebel shareholders say that have 10% of investors behind them
News SoundCloud ads are paying out €150k a month Platform has handed rights-holders US $1m since August
Analysis Why Universal is losing patience with freemium music UMG digital income down 2.8% on a constant currency basis in 2014, MBW discovers
News Spotify introduces lyrics but phases out third-party apps on desktop 'Following in the footsteps of app integrations such as Songkick'
News Streaming worth more than downloads in 24 markets for [PIAS] France and The Netherlands amongst territories
Analysis Blog Apple won’t own the music biz unless it wins the ‘freemium wars’ Lucian Grainge, Rob Wells, Taylor Swift and Daniel Ek all point to a fiery future
News 24-7 Entertainment CEO Frank Taubert steps down after 15 years Exec struck one of Europe's first subscription digital music deals
News India’s Wynk Music cruises to 5m downloads milestone Sony Music runs exclusives on the new service
News Sweden’s STIM defends itself against songwriter accusations PRO says it actually takes 12% of Spotify payouts
News Warner pulls catalogue from Simfy in Germany Streaming service promises 'every song, anytime and anywhere'
News Pandora: Our $0.001 per stream payout is ‘very fair’ on artists. And besides, now we can help them sell tickets. Pandora pays around 1/6th of Spotify's per-stream rate
Analysis Spotify is paying out 100% more money for its biggest tracks than it was a year ago Approximately US $2m was paid out to firm's Top 50 last week