7Digital bags Sainsbury’s contract as it posts small net profit
B2B tech provider 7Digital has signed up to become the official digital music partner of [...]
Can Vessel weaken YouTube’s stranglehold on the music business?
Top execs at Universal and Warner will be watching Vessel’s progress very closely this week, [...]
Sia triumphs at Australia’s APRA Awards
Sia Furler won the two biggest prizes at the APRA Awards in Australia last night: [...]
Natalie Judge promoted to UK General Manager of Matador
Matador Records has promoted Natalie Judge to General Manager of Matador UK. Judge (pictured), previously [...]
SESAC signs partnership with ReverbNation
BMI and ASCAP rival SESAC has signed a strategic partnership with emerging artists platform ReverbNation [...]
Universal Music Group must be sold or spun-off, says shareholder – so far, Vivendi refuses to listen
An activist Hedge Fund investor in Vivendi is causing trouble – first demanding that Universal [...]
Spirit Music Group acquires Nashville catalogue StyleSonic
New York-based independent publisher Spirit Music Group has acquired Nashville catalogue StyleSonic. The deal means [...]
UK’s Official Chart moving from Sunday to Friday
The announcement of the UK’s Official Chart will move to a new Friday slot in [...]
[PIAS] revives dance imprint Different
[PIAS] has revived its electronic music-focused imprint, Different Recordings, after a three-year hiatus. In the [...]
Kobalt signs US admin deal for John Denver catalogue
Kobalt Music Publishing has signed a publishing administration deal for the catalogue of the late [...]
WiMP brand axed as Tidal tidies up in time for Jay Z takeover
Aspiro has confirmed that it is scrapping its WiMP brand name, uniting its streaming music [...]
ole acquires production music agency Jingle Punks
Canadian rights management company ole has acquired TV production music agency Jingle Punks to create [...]
Atlantic Records co-founder Miriam Bienstock dies aged 92
Miriam Bienstock, co-founder of label giant Atlantic Records, died on Saturday (March 21). She was [...]
‘Let’s not pull the rug from under Spotify’s progress’
The battle over freemium music is intensifying. The Financial Times reports that the major labels [...]
Deezer launches FLAC Elite tier around the world
Deezer has expanded the roll-out of its premium, hi-def audio tier, Deezer Elite, outside the [...]