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 [...]