Adele set to star on Apple Music as Beggars Group finally signs up
The likes of Adele, Vampire Weekend and The Libertines will almost certainly be available on [...]
HMV starts selling CD and vinyl online for first time in over 2 years
HMV is selling CDs and vinyl to consumers online for the first time since the [...]
Dave Stewart launching ‘The Voice for songwriters’ as he signs to BMG
Musician, songwriter and entrepreneur Dave Stewart has inked a wide-ranging agreement with Bertelsmann-owned BMG covering [...]
Blinkbox sale ends Thursday, includes ‘loyal audience’
The deadline for bids on beleaguered Blinkbox Music ends 4pm BST this Thursday (June 25) [...]
Kobalt signs TV On The Radio for publishing
Kobalt Music Publishing (KMP) has signed a worldwide deal with popular Brooklyn indie band, TV [...]
Apple Music: Artists WILL be paid for free trial after Taylor Swift letter
It appears the world’s independent labels owe Taylor Swift a drink. Following the pop megastar’s [...]
Taylor Swift ‘shocked and disappointed’ by Apple Music contract
Taylor Swift has strongly condemned Apple’s refusal to pay artists, labels, songwriters and publishers any [...]
Taylor Swift’s 1989 won’t be on Apple Music – but will be on iTunes
The biggest-selling album of 2014 won’t be available to stream on Apple Music when it [...]
Spotify downloaded over 5 million times on PlayStation devices
Spotify has been downloaded more than 5 million times on Sony PlayStation devices since becoming [...]
The slow death of free? SoundCloud imposes 24-hour limits on apps
It’s getting harder and harder to run a completely free music service these days. SoundCloud [...]
Jason Iley brings Roc Nation’s Dorothy Hui to Sony Music UK
Sony Music UK has appointed Roc Nation’s Dorothy Hui as its VP Digital Business. Jason Iley [...]
Spotify hits Apple where it hurts: 2 month free offer kicks off in Europe
On June 30, Apple Music will launch, offering consumers three months free access to its [...]
Apple Music: Now German and French indies rail against contract
Apple must have thought this was going to be simple: deliver independent labels a contract [...]
Warner wastes no time filling in for departing COO Rob Wiesenthal
It took Warner Music Group precisely one day to find someone to step into the [...]
Spotify just hired the man who took Netflix onto the stock market
If Spotify is planning on executing an IPO in the near future, it’s certainly just [...]