After years of roaring growth, expectations are being re-priced and hopes pinned on superfans
Rival Warner Music also falls amid fear that years of rapid growth are over
I want to break free cash flow positive
Agreement will mean ‘improved remuneration’ for songwriters and artists, says world’s largest record group
To her record label, not that much. For our SEO, quite a lot
Large proportion of sales come from traditional vinyl and CD formats
World’s largest record label had muted her songs on the social media site over a royalties dispute
Talks stumble over money, copyright and use of artificial intelligence
Private equity group decides to not stick around as an owner of song catalogues
Industry’s streaming growth story has been followed by lay-offs, AI anxiety and a fight with TikTok
Groups behind Adele and Phoebe Bridgers among those against songs recorded in higher-quality audio receiving more money
Music group accuses social media platform of ‘bullying’ and vows to let contract expire on January 31
Universal Music creates a new royalties model for streaming
Growing valuation discount since Universal Music spin-out has been source of frustration for French billionaire
Debut of re-recorded work is biggest hit yet in artist’s project to regain ownership of her music
Lawsuit alleges Claude chatbot scraped songs without permission to produce ‘nearly identical’ copies
Universal’s new deal on streaming royalties underscores how the major labels have remade themselves throughout the digital era
New ‘artist-centric’ model might more aptly be described as label-centric
Agreement with Deezer aims to boost royalties for artists and labels and reduce payouts for ‘noise’
Elliot Grainge has criticised major record companies as ‘a conveyor belt’
New technology that can mimic artists’ voices has been seen as growing threat
Sony Music Group and Universal are among 17 taking a legal challenge against Elon Musk’s company
Platform cracks down on bots posing as listeners as flood of content rattles music industry
Two top shareholders and advisory services speak out against ‘excessive’ CEO award ahead of annual general meeting
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