Hipgnosis to Recognition: Why Catalogues Got Bought
The catalogue acquisition wave that ran from approximately 2018 to 2022 transformed the structure of...
UK Streaming Economics
What streaming actually earns and where the money goes. Per-stream rates, major-label vs indie splits, the DCMS inquiry and the ongoing streaming reform conversation.
What a UK Artist Earns from a Million Spotify Streams
The "what does a million Spotify streams actually pay" question is one of the most...
The UK Streaming Royalty Calculator: How to Forecast Your Income
If you're a working UK artist trying to plan financially, the question "how much will...
Spotify vs Apple vs Amazon vs YouTube Music: Per-Stream Rates
The honest answer to "which streaming platform pays best" is more complicated than the simple...
User-Centric vs Pro-Rata Streaming Models Explained
The choice between user-centric and pro-rata streaming distribution is the most important structural debate in...
Streaming Fraud: How It Works and Why It Matters
Streaming fraud was an open secret in the early 2020s, then became an acknowledged industry...
The Major-Label vs Indie Royalty Split Explained
The headline phrase "the same million streams pays an indie artist four times what a...
The 2024-26 Streaming Reform Conversation
The conversation about reforming UK streaming economics has been one of the most sustained policy...
The Value Gap by Genre: Why Jazz, Folk and Classical Earn Less
The streaming royalty system was designed primarily around the economics of pop music. The same...
How Mechanical Royalties Work in 2026
Mechanical royalties are one of the older categories in music copyright. The principle dates from...