Music Industry Cases, Issues To Watch In 2018; What Will It Take For Streaming To Grow In Japan?

Here’s an update on what’s happening in the music industry and what to keep an eye on for 2018.

The Japanese music business made just 7.4% of its money from streaming in 2016. Why has the world's second-largest recorded music market stifled a technology that much of the global industry has already taken for granted?

Dimas Sanfiorenzo asks the question on whether or not streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify have killed the mixtape superstar.

Kerry Trainor has framed his long-term vision for SoundCloud as "being first" for DIY artists and their fans.

Here’s hoping that 2018 will be a year of creation, collaboration, and lawful monetization.

This column is from Robert Ashcroft, CEO of PRS for Music: "The issues of data, value and protection for songwriters have never been so high on the agenda."

Netflix and Spotify have turned their users’ habits into marketing campaigns to the delight of some. But not everyone.

Music Reports' rights database Songdex has hit a new milestone, helping music publishers claim more than 1 million songs since its claiming system was launched last year.

Described to me as "American Idol meets musical.ly," startup Spotlite recently raised more than $10 million from Sequoia Capital and BlueRun Ventures. The..

Vinyl sales have made a notable comeback over the past few years -- up by 53 percent in 2016 -- and there's a clear reason why.