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 [...]