Music Business News
Working in music for the money? You’re doing it wrong.
Is anyone still left working in the music industry purely for the profit? If there [...]
Latent Recordings signs distribution deal with Warner Music Canada
Warner Music Canada has entered in to an exclusive distribution agreement with Latent Recordings, home [...]
SoundExchange nabs MixRadio strategy chief and Live Nation comms boss
US collection society SoundExchange has hired Mark Eisenberg as SVP, Strategic Initiatives and Jacqueline Peterson [...]
Sony/ATV: New Spotify EU deal ‘fairly compensates songwriters’
The world’s biggest music publisher, Sony/ATV, has signed a new licensing deal across Europe with [...]
Roisin Murphy signs to Play It Again Sam
[PIAS]-owned label Play It Again Sam has announced a worldwide licencing agreement with Roisin Murphy, [...]
Swedish songwriters petition for bigger slice of streaming cash
More than 100 professional songwriters and producers in Sweden have signed an open letter to [...]
This free Spotify rival is offering artists a 30% stake in its company
A completely free digital music service, QTrax, is launching publicly in March and says it [...]
France’s Victoires De La Musique: All the winners
France’s annual equivalent to the Grammys, the Victoires De La Musique, took place on Friday [...]
CD sales dying? Not at Warner Music, they’re not…
There may be plenty of doom and gloom around the future of the CD from [...]
Caribou’s Our Love wins ‘European Mercury’
The LP Our Love by Canadian artist Caribou haswon IMPALA‘s annual European Independent Album Award [...]
Nude Music signs Honeyblood
Hotly-tipped Glasgow band Honeyblood have signed a worldwide publishing deal with Nude Music. Nude Music, [...]
Former MTV and RCA bosses behind new music streaming service
A ‘next generation social music experience’ will be at the heart of a new subscription [...]
Zane Lowe quits BBC to join Apple
Zane Lowe, one of the UK’s most recognisable music tastemakers, has quit his presenting role [...]
Canada’s ole strikes deal with Cineflix Media
Canadian rights management company ole is expanding its involvement in the over-the-top (OTT) digital video [...]
Three Six Zero branches out into Hollywood
Calvin Harris, Deadmau5 and Frank Ocean management company Three Six Zero has built on its [...]