Eagle-i Music acquired by Downtown Music Publishing

Downtown Music Publishing has acquired London-based music publisher Eagle-i Music – and is subsequently expanding [...]

MixRadio is available in 28 more countries than Pandora – and now it’s on Apple and Android devices

The battle for supremacy in the world of free personalised music radio got a serious [...]

Pandora acquires Next Big Sound to boost artist data offering

Controversial US internet radio firm Pandora has agreed a deal to acquire online music analytics [...]

Kobalt signs global deal with LAVA’s Jason Flom

Kobalt has signed a new deal with LAVA Music Publishing, the company founded by well-known [...]

Communion signs Capitol deal with Universal in the US

Communion Records, the UK-based label whose roster includes Bear’s Den, Michael Kiwanuka and Ben Howard, [...]

How streaming is completely changing music habits in France

France is falling back in love with the singles chart – and it’s all thanks [...]

Three months after dumping CDs, Starbucks signs Spotify deal

In mid-February, coffee retail giant Starbucks confirmed it was to stop selling music CDs. It [...]

Proper Distribution restructures classical and jazz division

UK-based Proper Music Distribution is to integrate standalone company Proper Note with its classical and [...]

BMG plotting ‘2 or 3’ more acquisitions before the end of summer

The ink on the contract confirming BMG‘s acquisition of Rise Records is barely dry, but [...]

BMG acquires US label Rise Records in multi-million dollar deal

BMG has fully acquired US-based metal and hard rock label Rise Records. Sources tell MBW [...]

Jay Z attacks Spotify, YouTube in freestyle rap at TIDAL event

Jay Z used a special invite-only TIDAL performance in New York on Saturday to diss Spotify [...]

BRIT Awards ‘help perpetuate power of the UK ruling class’

The BRIT Awards are a cornerstone of the sort of corporate lobbying that helps the [...]

Cooking Vinyl boss argues for UK music tax breaks

Martin Goldschmidt, Managing Director of the Cooking Vinyl Group, used his keynote speech at The [...]

Spotify: freemium clampdown rumours are ‘completely false’

Spotify has shot down reports that it is set to limit access to its freemium [...]

Warner pinches Phil Collins catalogue from Universal

Warner Music Group has signed a global catalogue deal with Phil Collins that will see the major [...]