Danish man on trial over alleged £500k music streaming fraud
Aarhus court hears he may have profited from artificially generated playbacks, in case thought to be first of its kind
Elton John to auction off 900 items worth $10m from former Atlanta home
Silver boots, Banksy original, pinball machine and more going under hammer at Christie’s, New York
Spotify swings to loss as it adds 200,000 audiobooks to paid service
Job cuts add to costs for streaming service but it gains 10m premium subscribers in fourth quarter
‘I’ll probably be OK, right?’ Musicians and users concerned as Universal music taken off TikTok
Contractual dispute between Universal Music Group and social media giant results in removal of thousands of songs, and loss of marketing clout for musicians
‘Greedy and dishonest’ touts sold tickets worth £6.5m, court hears
Ed Sheeran and Little Mix fans among those targeted by firm that resold on Viagogo and StubHub
Taylor-made deals: how artists are following Swift’s rights example
The singer’s public fight over ownership of her work has lit the way for a new generation of musicians – especially young women – demanding more control over their output
Vinyl is back for good and that’s exciting. Don’t let the greed of big labels ruin it
Mainstream music’s take-up of the format has led to soaring demand, driving out indie labels and driving up prices, writes Guardian columnist John Harris
Taylor Swift and Rolling Stones drive Christmas surge in UK vinyl sales
More than 250,000 vinyl records were sold last week, the most since the turn of the century
Beyoncé and Neil Young song fund Hipgnosis sells 20,000 songs for £18m
London-listed music investor sells ‘non-core’ rights at a discount to raise cash as it battles debt pile
Kendrick Lamar concert in Kigali kicks off drive to put Africa on the global gig circuit
Move Afrika, launched by grandson of Nelson Mandela, aims to draw on success of Afrobeats and support a new generation of musicians
Bath music venue Moles and Nozstock festival close due to cost of living crisis
‘Live music at grassroots level is no longer economically viable’ says co-owner of the cherished gig venue
Sir Robin Millar: the vinyl revival is exposing artists’ climate ‘hypocrisy’
The producer and disability campaigner who made hits with Sade and Everything But the Girl says it’s time records were banned to save the climate
Festival organisers sound alarm as big-name artists shun their events
Industry says with global headliners doing their own tours there are not enough stars to fill festival line-ups in UK and Ireland
Stars back Andrew Lloyd Webber call for music education funding
Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa among signatories of letter to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer calling for funds for music in disadvantaged schools
Spotify made £56m profit, but has decided not to pay smaller artists like me. We need you to make some noise
What its Wrapped campaign doesn’t say is that indie musicians and labels are treated terribly, and deserve a better deal, says Damon Krukowski