The Price of Music

Spotify responds to Kate Nash’s comments on streaming royalties, Warner Music's superfan app

AI music startup Suno in hot water again, South African artists double their Spotify payouts

PPL posts highest ever annual revenues, Harry Kane invests in ticketing firm

US hits 100 million paid music subscriptions, Mariah Carey cleared of copyright infringement

SXSW finances analysed, the music economy of Gloucestershire

Interview: Youth Music CEO Matt Griffiths

Brit Awards artists speak out on grassroots venues, Snoop Dogg vs Spotify

Over 1,000 artists back 'silent' AI protest album, Casey Lowery funds debut album through Kickstarter campaign

Spotify's new superfan tier, Sony's multi-billion dollar revenues

Ticketmaster cancel Oasis tickets, The Black Crowes relaunch Crowe-Mafia club

James Blake lifts the lid on the music industry, The Libertines as holograms

Spotify and Universal sign new licensing deal, Deezer publishing 10,000 AI-generated tracks every day

Interview: Simon Raymonde, Cocteau Twins and Bella Union records

Travis Scott, SZA and Future sued by Victory Boyd, Ed Sheeran launches music education foundation

UK recorded music revenue hits all-time record, Neil Young and Glastonbury

Virgin Music Group buying Downtown Music Holdings, Bad Boy Chiller Crew file legal claim against their record label

Artists' royalties for tracks featured on adverts, how much it costs to cancel a live tour

Kate Nash's OnlyFans "punk protest", Drake's legal action against Universal and Spotify over Kendrick Lamar track

UK government backs ticket levy on stadium and arena shows, Spotify hits 250m premium subscribers

Interview: Annabella Coldrick, Music Managers Forum chief executive

Ed Sheeran beats copyright appeal over Thinking Out Loud, Hipgnosis Songs Fund catalog valued at $2.4bn

Björn Ulvaeus and Thom Yorke among thousands warning AI companies over copyright, Lily Allen's OnlyFans foot pic revenue vs music streaming

How artists pay for samples, live music loyalty schemes

Interview: Jonathan Green, boss of EarMUSIC/MPS Records and Megan Page, organiser of Record Store Day UK

ABBA Voyage revenue tops £100m, Doja Cat teams up with Airbnb

The money behind music videos, Noel Gallagher's publishing rights explained

Oasis ditch dynamic pricing for their US tour, Kesha launches her own record label

The most profitable merch for artists, paying for support slots

TikTok Music shutting down, Miley Cyrus accused of copying Bruno Mars song

Interview: UK Music chief executive Tom Kiehl

Coldplay pledge 10% of tour profits to grassroots venues, Beyonce explains why she's stopped making music videos

Interview: Timm Cleasby, Tramlines Festival operations director, former Arctic Monkeys tour manager

Competition watchdog launches Oasis tickets investigation, The White Stripes sue Donald Trump

Spending on UK live music hits £6.1bn, Method Man says he’s never been paid for streams

Oasis reunion special

Streaming playlists, 'independent label' defined

Interview: Official Charts chief executive Martin Talbot

Interview: Sam Duckworth, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

The 1975 sued by Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival, Live Nation posts quarterly revenues of $6bn

Apollo's $700m Sony investment, Universal's share price dip

Interview: Kelly Wood, National Organiser for Live, Theatre & Music Writers at the Musicians' Union

Ticket platform DICE looking for fresh investment, Mungo Jerry employ anti-piracy firm

Secondary ticketing websites vs touts, how music metadata works

How much could Oasis be offered to reform, Beastie Boys suing restaurant chain Chilli's

Interview: Tom Robinson

Coldplay settle with former manager, Rema's Calm Down hits 2bn Spotify streams

Indoor v outdoor gig costs, podcast music royalties

Songwriters sue PRS for Music, Kanye West and Donna Summer's estate reach a settlement

The money behind Bandcamp, songwriter royalties for live covers

Glastonbury finances, record labels vs AI companies

Listener questions: Difference between PRS and PPL, how the money from gig tickets gets split

Twitch deal lets DJs play music in livestreams, streaming services must pay 5% of revenue to support Canadian music

Live at Crossed Wires: Sarah Brooksbank and Ross Orton

Sony Music boss tells streaming services to ditch their free tier, Queen back catalogue up for sale

Interview: Jo Twist, chief executive of the BPI, which represents major and independent labels in the UK

How music royalty payments work, Murder on the Dancefloor money post-Saltburn

Sony Music tells AI companies not to use its artists' work, music publishers sue Spotify

Interview: Caius Pawson, co-founder of climate strategy charity Murmur and founder of record label Young

Arena and stadium ticket levy, Live Nation revenue up 20%

Interview: singer-songwriter Lucy Rose

The money side of music and workplaces, venues and merchandise

Co-op Live Arena opening problems, Billie Eilish announces 81-date world tour

Interview: TikTok artists Charlie Tyler and Russell James Williams

Hipgnosis Songs Fund bidding war, 'nature' recognised as musical artist

StubHub looking at stock market flotation, Trent Reznor says streaming has ‘mortally wounded’ artists

Measuring physical album sales, artists' podcast revenues

Artificial Intelligence special, indie labels back Universal versus TikTok

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree leading legal challenge over songwriter royalties, BMG annual revenues up to £775m

Musicians and pensions, radio play payments

Global recorded music revenues up more than 10%, James Blake backs launch of Vault

UK recorded music revenue up more than 8%, Deezer removes 26m tracks

Interview: Global Head of Spotify for Artists, marketing and policy, Sam Duboff

Vinyl special: The cost of releasing vinyl records

European Commission fines Apple over €1.8bn, Raye calls for songwriters to receive “master royalty points”

Interview: Nathan Clark, owner of the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds

Four of the top ten best-selling artists worldwide from South Korea, UMG buys majority stake in Nigerian label Mavin

Headliners and supporting acts - who gets what?

The money behind Spotify, Sony Music buys half of Michael Jackson's music catalogues

Interview: Nadia Khan, founder and chief executive of Women in CTRL

Warner Music Group laying off 10% of staff, Belfast rappers Kneecap suing the UK government

Universal Music Group vs TikTok in depth, who foots the bill for low ticket sales

One in ten UK grassroots venues closed last year, 45 million tracks on Spotify had zero plays

Introducing... The Price of Music