Music Business News

Rara will be shut or sold as CEO Jez Bell exits

Spotify rival Rara.com is refusing to accept new subscribers as its owner tells MBW that [...]

Music biz kingpins fight back against secondary ticketing at Twickets

‘Fair to fans’ UK ticketing app Twickets has added high-profile music industry figures to its [...]

Pandora readying 24-hour budget subscription tier

In amongst all the recent debate over freemium and paid subscription music services, there’s been [...]

Amy Dietz steps up at INgrooves to EVP role

Global independent distribution company INgrooves Music Group has promoted Amy Dietz to Executive Vice President, [...]

Will Mills quits Shazam after 12 years to join LyricFind

Will Mills, who for the past 18 months has been Music and Content VP at [...]

New Order signs global admin deal with UMPG

Universal Music Publishing (UMP) has signed an exclusive, worldwide administration deal with New Order. The [...]

‘The music industry would be insane to dump freemium’

The industry-wide debate around free streaming music services has been going on a while – [...]

Deutsche Grammophon boss Mark Wilkinson steps up at Universal

Universal Music Group has promoter Mark Wilkinson to the new role of Vice President International [...]

Future Music Festival Asia scrapped over drug concerns

Future Music Festival Asia, the dance music festival due to be held at Singapore’s Changi [...]

Jay Z back in the game for Tidal: minority shareholders roll over

The group of minority shareholders who were opposing Jay Z’s €50m bid for streaming service [...]

INgrooves expands deal with SideOneDummy Records

LA-based independent label SideOneDummy Records and INgrooves Music Group have expanded their partnership to include [...]

Ministry boss gives Deezer both barrels in ferocious freemium takedown

You’ve never seen an industry panel quite like this one. Ministry Of Sound label boss [...]

The Orchard acquires Blind Pig Records catalogue

Music and movie distributor The Orchard has acquired the catalogue of blues and roots label [...]

Blurred Lines trial: Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke LOSE, must pay $7.3m to Marvin Gaye estate

Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke have been ordered to pay the estate of Marvin Gaye [...]

Fintage House: Ed Sheeran, Iggy Azalea, Taylor Swift in for Neighbouring Rights

Fintage House has signed new deals to represent global stars such as Iggy Azalea and Australian [...]