Music Business News
UK Official Chart day to move from Sunday – US likely to follow
The new Global Release Day will mean that the announcement of the UK’s Official Singles [...]
Google Ventures pumps funds into Kobalt, leads $60m investment round
Music publishing and rights company Kobalt has raised US $60 million in a funding round [...]
Spotify introduces lyrics but phases out third-party apps on desktop
Users of Spotify‘s desktop service will now be able to read the lyrics of the [...]
Sony DADC global boss Dieter Daum exits company
The executive who has led Sony DADC for more than a decade, Dieter Daum, is [...]
Live Nation revenue hit $6.9bn in 2014
Live Nation Entertainment posted a 6% rise in revenue for 2014’s calendar year, up to [...]
Global Release Day confirmed as Friday; backed by HMV, Spotify
The IFPI has confirmed that from this summer, the official global release day for new [...]
Streaming worth more than downloads in 24 markets for [PIAS]
Global independent music group [PIAS] has revealed that its streaming income topped revenue from downloads [...]
BRITs snub for independents as Sony acts lead winners’ list
Independent artists weren’t deemed worthy of a single award at last night’s BRITs in London [...]
Swedish Grammis 2015: First Aid Kit and Max Martin win big
The Swedish music industry gathered at Stockholm’s Circus last night for the country’s annual Grammis [...]
ITB founder Barry Dickins to collect Primavera prize
The co-founder of International Talent Booking (ITB), Barry Dickins, will collect the Primavera Award in [...]
Apple ordered to pay $532.9m in iTunes patent infringement trial
Apple has been ordered to pay US $532.9m after a US federal jury ruled yesterday [...]
Warner Music concludes $11.5m settlement case with artists
Warner Music Group will today (February 25) conclude a long-running $11.5m settlement with more than [...]
Bicycle Music Company names Jake Wisely as new CEO
US-based Independent music publisher and rights manager, The Bicycle Music Company, has promoted Jake Wisely [...]
MTV offers two new apps to mobile operators
MTV is to give mobile network operators on-demand access to its content library through the [...]
Brian Message: NDAs causing ‘structural failure’ for music industry
The ‘NDA culture’ surrounding the licensing of catalogues from labels to digital services has left [...]