The UK music industry is facing up to the prospect of a rapidly maturing streaming market.
While there remains optimism about further growth in the years ahead, the slowing rate ...
CISAC has issued its Global Collections Report 2025, which tracks international creator royalties across the global creative industries.
The report covers 2024 royalty collections in music, audiovisual, drama, literature and ...
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, has earned the biggest first week in music history with over four million US album-equivalent units.
In total, The ...
Music Week crunches the Q3 numbers on streaming in the UK and quizzes industry figures on key issues including price rises and ad-funded services
The UK music industry is facing ...
Spotify and BMG have entered into a direct, multi-year US publishing licensing agreement.
According to the announcement, the deal is “designed to deliver greater value to songwriters and their teams”. ...
There was some surprise news in the industry with the announcement of Daniel Ek’s decision to step down as CEO of Spotify.
But it’s now clear that the decision ...
Spotify is rolling out AI protections for artists and producers, including disclosures for music created by generative AI and addressing the volume of spammy content.
While the streaming giant acknowledged ...
Formerly in charge of the Ivors Academy until 2023, Graham Davies then headed to the US as CEO & president of the Digital Media Association (DiMA) representing DSPs. As the ...
Spotify first announced plans for superior sound quality more than four years ago.
Now it has finally arrived on the market-leading streaming platform – several years after its rivals launched their ...
The Italian music market has seen solid growth in the first half of 2025, according to figures from labels organisation Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI).
With a turnover of over ...