What the music industry needs now is love, love … and cash

Both EMI and Warner Music are in need of new owners that have robust balance sheetsIt may seem like an odd point to make in the week that the Glastonbury line-up is announced, but nobody cares about music. Or rather, the music industry. There is endless tedious discussion about the "ecology" of public sector broadcasting; rather more combative fun when it comes to newspaper proprietorship and ethics. But the fact that the music business is heading for a fundamental shake-up passes largely by wit...

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