UK performing rights organisation says it has no choice but to sue music site for not paying songwriters royalties after ‘years of unsuccessful negotiations’ The British songwriters’ perf...
Allen criticises Jay Z’s music streaming service, but it’s clear that he wants to credit the creators more – if he wanted profit he could sell branded headphones Over Easter, Lily Allen to...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/07/lily-allen-youre-wrong-about-tidal
An open letter signed by the people behind hits for Britney Spears, the Saturdays and Janet Jackson insists: ‘It’s time to say thank you for the music’ Swedish songwriters have written an...
Our musical talent is successfully writing for acts at home and abroad, yet they’re still the unsung heroes of the industry This past week has seen London hosting two award ceremonies celebrat...
The video site uses bullying tactics to force down royalty rates – and now it is attempting to do the same with audio streaming YouTube is threatening to block independent music videos on its ...
Publishers and songwriters question why labels should get a much bigger share when a track is played on Pandora or Spotify Publishers and record labels are heading for a collision over the huge ...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/apr/30/music-streaming-revenue-pandora-spotify
Finding your music on infringing sites feels like being burgled, but a producer and songwriter has come up with a solution Imagine if you downloaded a file from an illegal filesharing site or cy...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/09/muso-a-friendly-way-to-fight-piracy
Dispute rages over how royalties should be split in the age of Spotify, Google and Apple UK artists, managers and performers have called for streaming revenue to be split 50/50 between labels a...
What started out as an event for independent music has morphed into a mecca for technology, film and megastars to showcase their assets. So is it still worth small bands drumming up thousands of ...
The 23-year-old North London songwriter has found an unusual way to fund her career without the backing of a record label North London-born singer-songwriter Raphaella Mazaheri-Asadi has played...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/feb/28/raphaella-singer-songwriter
The man behind Video Killed the Radio Star on 30 years of ZTT records and why running an unsuccessful label would be easier "I used to think I'd quite fancy producing Bob Dylan, because I was su...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/feb/13/trevor-horn-video-killed-the-radio-star-ztt
Sony has released many legendary products over the years. Here’s our look back at some of the best Continue reading...
The 'monsters' of Google, Facebook and the tech giants need to work with musicians, the electronic music star said, to develop new ways of protecting creative property Jean Michel Jarre has cal...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/05/jean-michel-jarre-smartphone-google-creators
Black Eyed Peas frontman and entrepreneur says he's saddened that labels 'don't make hardware anymore' "Our music sells other people's hardware, and it's a hard pill to swallow," said will.i.am...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/01/william-the-music-industry-is-delusional
It's often hailed as a model for the future of digital music, but the reality is that many smaller labels can't survive on streaming "Swedish music sales up again thanks to Spotify", screamed la...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/jan/30/spotify-swedish-music-deles-streaming
Dr Dre and Trent Reznor are launching a US streaming service – but artists are likely to lose out again due to labels' royalty deals The music streaming market is becoming a crowded place, but...
The top three selling albums of 2013 were compilations, with One Direction's Midnight Memories selling less than 1m Perhaps the most telling comment on the end-of-year music sales figures for 20...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/01/internet-streaming-music-record-industry
Artists claim they won’t be playlisted if they speak out, and labels pay costs for them to perform – even if stations charge for tickets As an artist, getting your song on the radio is a to...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2013/dec/17/music-acts-radio-events-free-katy-perry
Panels made up of people such as Rizzle Kicks manager and Christina Aguilera's producer give advice for those starting out About a decade ago, Jamie Binns was in the audience of the Ultimate Sem...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2013/nov/27/ultimate-seminar-career-music-industry
Musician turned digital music executive hits the wrong note with artists and composers over rights and royalties Speaking at a recent Future of Music Coalition conference, Google Play executive ...
https://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2013/nov/14/google-play-tim-quirk-music