Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is accused of sexual abuse. Why are his music streams rising?
Combs is the latest problematic artist to see his work break more ground on platforms such as Spotify and YouTube
March 2024
Danish man found guilty of fraudulently profiting from music streaming royalties
EU fines Apple €1.8bn over App Store restrictions on music streaming
February 2024
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
December 2023
Bittersweet symphonies: UK classical music 2023 in review
Amid the funding woes there were still bright spots this year, from Bach to Byrd, and the Rite to Rachmaninov, while the streaming world continued to evolve and expand
July 2023
What will Spotify’s price rise mean for its recording artists and songwriters?
Streaming services face a delicate balancing act – avoid pricing out customers and derailing a growing streaming market but make streaming pay more for music creators
May 2023
Kylie Minogue ‘bursting with joy’ as new single Padam Padam soars up charts
Track shunned by BBC Radio 1 and Capital when released finds singer a new audience via social media
February 2023
‘The hardest music to sell in the UK’: why is British R&B being ignored?
UK artists are big in the US but at home their music has mostly failed to break through – as the lack of nominations shows
November 2022
Make it pop! Do we really need the Beatles to sound new?
Classic songs are now remastered to compete with contemporary pop on streaming services. But what do we lose when Yellow Submarine is ‘de-mixed’ for generation playlist?
September 2022
Discovery channels
‘There’s endless choice, but you’re not listening’: fans quitting Spotify to save their love of music
Discovery channels
Has streaming made it harder to discover new music?
February 2022
Four alternatives to Spotify: swapping is easier than you think
Missing Joni and Neil? Here’s how to break up with Spotify
December 2021
Bad Bunny most-streamed artist on Spotify for second year running
The Puerto Rican star beats Taylor Swift and Drake, while Olivia Rodrigo continues meteoric rise as Spotify and Apple Music announce stats
April 2021
Paul McCartney and Kate Bush lead call for change to music streaming payments
The music streaming debate: what the artists, songwriters and industry insiders say
January 2021
'Spotify are selling adverts, not music': how to stream ethically
Major services pay musicians as little as £0.004 per stream, a rate it’s impossible to live on. What other options are there?
December 2020
Musicians fear reprisals for speaking to MPs' streaming inquiry
Select committee warns music platforms against interference after witnesses say careers put at risk
October 2020
MPs to examine impact of streaming on future of music industry
Culture committee chair Julian Knight said it would investigate whether the business models used by major streaming platforms are fair to writers and performers
