Spotify is trumpeting big paydays for artists – but only a tiny fraction of them are actually thriving (see Comment)

Spotify paid over $4.5bn to music publishers over the last two years, so why are songwriters struggling? (see Analysis)

UK recorded music market reached a decade of continuous growth in 2024 (see Reports)

Spotify says its payouts are getting better, but artists still disagree (see Digital)

How to score a No 1 single (it might take 20 years) (see Features)

Pop stars used to rail against injustice – now they’re too afraid of getting cancelled (see Features)

A global phenomenon: The creative community’s viral outrage against AI theft (see Features)

Sony Music: AI copyright plans are “rushed, unbalanced and irreversible” (see News)

How much will the Grassroots Levy raise? And what should we do with it? (see Comment)

Spotify’s algorithms have pushed artists to make joyless, toothless music (see Opinion)

Musicians have one of the highest suicide rates in the world (see News)

Is old music eating new music? (see Analysis)

Mood Machine by Liz Pelly "a savage indictment of Spotify" (see Books)

Mining fandom: Music’s Drive to Survive moment (see Comment)

Social came for music streaming’s lunch – now is the time for streaming to bite back (see Comment)

The desperate need for optimism and action in the music industry (see Comment)