The Future Of The Musicbiz

Elliot Grainge has a new job at the top of Warner Music. His father is Sir Lucian Grainge, the boss of deadly rival Universal Music. How on

Colonel Tom Parker made Elvis an icon; Brian Epstein bled for the Beatles. But these days the all-powerful backstage hustler looks more and

Lucian Grainge, the chairman of UMG, has helped record labels rake in billions of dollars from streaming. Can he do the same with generative

Once the top 40 was the undisputed soundtrack of a nation. But in an era when you can have a platinum record that gets to No 81, does it even make sense any more?

Guy Oseary has proven himself in every field he’s taken on: as a music manager, as an early digital investor and most recently as an entrepreneur in the emerging world of NFTs and Web3 entertainmen…

Scottish duo LF System are at No 1 with their spin on a 70s obscurity, the commercial peak for a disco edit scene bubbling for decades. But are these tracks always ethical?

The chart success of first Kate Bush and now Metallica thanks to ‘syncs’ in Stranger Things shows how TV shows and TikTok are increasingly crucial for heritage acts

The technological possibilities for bringing music into the virtual world seem endless; all that's missing is an artist-driven breakout moment.

A quiet Hollywood power broker with a famous name goes on a buying spree that has given him Rolling Stone, South by Southwest and a private island. What more does he want?

A hero site generating better revenue for creators has sold out, say some musicians, while others hail the potential to reach new audiences

This year, the app’s biggest stars — Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, Noah Beck, Addison Rae and others — leapt from the phone screen to other platforms in the pop culture universe, with mixed results.

Max Lousada, CEO of Recorded Music for Warner Music Group, sits for a candid conversation about the state of the music industry and how he’s shaping its future.

Daniel Dylan Wray talks to numerous DIY label bosses, record store owners and artists about a specific, career-wrecking aspect of Brexit

This weekend, tens of millions will watch and interact with an Ariana Grande avatar for a concert in video game Fortnite – the latest in a growing, lucrative market

How the Eurovision winners are crossing over with a years old cover -- and why that won’t be what they’re remembered for.

It’s not just that musicians need visas. Band merchandise is now a complicated export, and most tour vans are only allowed to make three stops.

The gaming platform is becoming increasingly attractive to artists, who can earn money by cultivating fan tribes that express their loyalty through patronage.