BMG nabs share in Whigfield’s Saturday Night as it buys Italy’s Off Limits
BMG has acquired the publishing catalogue of 1990s Italian dance music specialist Off Limits, including [...]
Sony Music profits jump as streaming income rises
Sony Music’s worldwide revenues leapt up 13% year-on-year in the final quarter of 2014, partly [...]
Major labels keep 73% of Spotify premium payouts – report
New record company figures out of France suggest that artists receive just 68 cents from [...]
Why would an artist quit the music biz in 2015?
Lanie Lane is a successful artist in her home country of Australia. Her debut album, [...]
Streaming overtakes iTunes in France – but music market falls 5.3%
The recorded music market in France dropped 5.3% in 2014, despite streaming overtaking downloads as [...]
UK’s Jockey Club Live secures Kylie Minogue and Kaiser Chiefs shows
UK promoter Jockey Club Live has signed up Kylie Minogue and Kaiser Chiefs as the [...]
BMG acquires Tipping Music in France, including Ben L’Oncle Soul catalogue
BMG has acquired French publisher Tipping Music, including its catalogue of French urban pop hits [...]
Universal ties with South Africa’s TLC Marketing
South Africa-based campaign specialist TLC Marketing has signed a new partnership with Universal Music Group. [...]
Sweden’s recorded music market falls as CD sales plummet
Sweden’s reign as the golden child of the global recorded music market might now be [...]
Peter Gabriel signs catalogue deal with Universal’s Caroline International
The trend of so-called ‘label services’ companies working more with catalogue material continues: veteran singer/songwriter [...]
Music doesn’t feature in The Pirate Bay’s Top 100 most popular torrents
This is either very good news for the industry’s anti-piracy efforts, or slightly worrying news [...]
Spinefarm signs Airbourne and Anti-Flag for the world
Established Australian hard rock band Airbourne have signed a worldwide deal with Spinefarm Records – [...]
Warner Music acquires Poland’s oldest record label for €1.9m
Warner Music Group has fully acquired Polskie Nagrania (Polish Recordings), Poland’s oldest record label, for [...]
Razor & Tie signs with International Solutions for new projects in EU
Respected New York-based independent label Razor & Tie has signed with International Solutions as its [...]
DMA’s sign with Infectious, Mom + Pop and I OH YOU
One of the most hotly-tipped new bands in the world, Australia’s DMA’s, have signed to [...]