Music Industry

Spotify is out of contract with all three major labels – and wants to pay them less

Spotify is out of contract with all three major music companies, MBW has learned, with a dispute over revenue splits…

9 years ago

Spotify’s most viral tracks US, UK and globally

These lists represent the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by…

9 years ago

Apple Music signs ‘power move’ label deal with Cash Money Records

We’re used to seeing Apple Music pick off artists one-by-one for exclusive deals. Now it’s signed an agreement with an…

9 years ago

Apple is recruiting team of ‘lyrics curators’ with ‘excellent music knowledge’

Apple is taking its new lyrics function for Apple Music seriously – and doing the heavy lifting for the service…

9 years ago

Goodbye MP3, we hardly knew ya

When it comes to technology, the music business has always been about convenience. It’s ultimately never about the sound or…

9 years ago

Vinyl sales up another 17%, used sales surpass new

The headlines from Buzz Angle’s mid-year music report focused on the growth of on-demand streaming and the carnage surrounding the…

9 years ago

Spotify raids BBC Radio for talent to boost UK playlist team

Just over a year ago, MBW broke the news that Apple Music had poached no less than four BBC radio…

10 years ago

Apple: Music streaming should pay songwriters $910 every million plays

Apple has filed a new proposal with the US Copyright Royalty Board which it hopes will simplify songwriting royalties in…

10 years ago

The state of the YouTube Music Economy

In 2016, YouTube finds itself in yet another spat with rights holders and this time the labels have brought artists…

10 years ago

At this rate, music downloads will be dead by 2020

Single-track download sales in the US have crashed by 42% since their peak just four years ago – sparking the…

10 years ago