Labels worked together in Q3 to great effect, with trend-bucking streaming growth and returning superstars ensuring another big uplift. In our essential quarterly analysis, Music Week picks out the key trends and looks ahead to the crunch Q4 period…

MARKET TRENDS

Where Ed Sheeran leads, the music industry follows. And so, while Music Week’s quarterly market analysis is usually home only to bitter rivalry and dog-eat-dog competition, this time around we find the industry infused with the cooperative spirit ...