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 [...]