As the world celebrates Record Store Day, IBTimes UK looks to the future of music consumption.
Performing Right Society For Music paid out at least £527m to songwriters in 2016.
The Shape of You singer kicked off the UK leg of his Divide world tour on Easter Sunday.
Triona Priestley, 15, asked Ed Sheeran to perform Little Bird before passing away from cystic fibrosis.
Former One Direction star knocks Shape of You off top of charts.
However Styles is lagging behind in streams as Sign Of The Times is only the 12th most-played Spotify track.
Two songwriters claimed composition of Sheeran's 2015 song Photograph was similar to their own Amazing.
Styles' debut solo single was removed from streaming service for several hours on 7 April.
Comes after randy singer suggested ginger people have 'one big gang bang' to breed.
Shape Of You singer made the eyebrow-raising remark during an online video interview.
You're Beautiful singer unveiled his new album Afterlove on 24 March.
IBTimes UK senior entertainment reporter Alicia Adejobi rounds up this week's music stories.
More Life is also on course to remain at number one for a second week after selling 505,000 copies.
Radiohead, Ed Sheeran and Foo Fighters previously confirmed to headline in June.
Sheeran joined by pop-rock group Busted for charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
Sheeran still remains at number one on the UK midweek singles chart with Shape Of You.
IBTimes UK senior entertainment reporter Alicia Adejobi rounds up this week's music stories.
Bill and Melinda Gates to double Comic Relief donations given to help eradicate malaria.
After a four-year break, Blunt returns with a younger and more experimental sound.
Love Actually cast are also set to steal the show on BBC1 this Friday.
Sheeran, 26, made the move after fans noticed similarities between song lyrics.
The hip-hop star edged out Ed Sheeran's Divide released a few weeks earlier.