Bandcamp lays off half its staff after buyout by Songtradr
New job offers only made to 50% of staff of indie music champion, as $300m music licensing company Songtradr looks to cut costs
Dividend shocker shows need for some robust governance at Hipgnosis
Shareholders now almost certain to reject stinker of a deal to sell fifth of music rights catalogue to Blackstone
Beyoncé and Neil Young song fund Hipgnosis slashes amount it expects from royalties
Share price hits record low as London-listed company says it will not pay shareholders a dividend
Swifties flock to Leicester Square as Taylor Swift’s box office smash hits UK
The Eras Tour, filmed over three nights in California stadium, likely to become biggest grossing concert movie in history
Indie companies worry as major labels intervene in vinyl and CD distribution
Independent labels say their acts have missed out on chart positions because of Utopia’s distribution problems and now there are concerns about Sony and Universal backing the company
J-pop agency Johnny & Associates to change name amid sexual abuse scandal
Japanese talent agency to create new firm to manage artists as it tries to distance itself from disgraced founder
We should celebrate Taylor Swift. But her success shouldn’t crowd out others
The arts are the poorer for a system that hugely rewards the few while the less lucky can’t even earn a living wage
‘Costs are out of control’: small UK music venues struggle to stay open
Music Venue Trust says 127 grassroots sites have closed or stopped offering music since last summer
From hate speech to AI music: the YouTube chief trying to leap tech’s biggest hurdles
Alison Lomax, London chief of the video platform, says it is committed to embracing artificial intelligence – but ‘responsibly’
It’s an open secret the music industry is sexist and racist – Jann Wenner just let it slip
The Rolling Stone co-founder apologised for controversial comments about Black and female musicians, but they exposed rock journalism’s previously unspoken biases
Ban ticket resellers from making profit in UK, say musicians’ managers
Industry figures want ministers to follow Ireland and France’s lead and stop touts from making huge mark-ups
Nearly half of working UK musicians earn less than £14,000, new census finds
Musicians’ Census of nearly 6,000 professionals shows many rely on multiple jobs, with notable pay inequalities around disability and race
‘She is a snake – in the most positive way!’ How Taylor Swift became the world’s biggest pop star, again
In 2015, the singer’s career looked shaky as the media and public turned on her. But after the battle for her masters, her intimate lockdown records and the all-conquering Eras tour, she’s reclaimed her crown – and is now immune to hate
Deezer and Universal Music sign deal to focus royalties on big artists
Move to reward tracks that are actively searched for is expected to lift payouts to professional musicians by 10%
From Bruce Springsteen to Dungeons & Dragons: the stadium gig king expanding beyond music
Steve Homer wants AEG Presents to become the UK’s second-largest promoter as he rebuilds momentum after Covid