Music Business News

AEG strikes deal with Rdio to offer free premium trials

Music subscription service Rdio has signed an exclusive partnership with AXS – AEG’s joint venture [...]

Ninja Tune gives imprint Counter a new lease of life

Ninja Tune imprint Counter Records is lining up a busy 2015, with two new signings [...]

Samsung Pandora rival Milk hits Australia

Samsung is bringing its Pandora rival Milk Music to Australia, a year after it launched [...]

Artist Services and ‘expanded rights’ make up 11% of Warner Music’s income

More than a tenth of major record company Warner Music‘s revenues are derived outside of [...]

Warner Music Group net losses grow to $41m but revenues rise

Warner Music Group has posted net losses of US $41m (€36m) for the three months [...]

Streaming in UK’s Albums Chart: How will it work?

The UK’s Official Charts Company is at pains to maintain the “integrity” of its albums [...]

Streaming welcomed into Official UK Albums Chart

The  UK’s Official Albums Chart will incorporate streaming plays from the end of this month [...]

Streaming soars in Finland – but music market down 14% in 2014

Music streaming had a stellar year in Finland in 2014, with industry income from subscription [...]

Rhapsody/Napster confirms 2.5 subscribers

Streaming service Rhapsody, which operates as Napster in the EU, has confirmed that it has [...]

Beats Music partner resolves legal dispute with Aimee Mann

Singer/songwriter Aimee Mann has agreed to dismiss the lawsuit she filed against B2B digital music [...]

Cooking Vinyl Australia launches Double Cross rock imprint

Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVA) has launched new imprint label Double Cross Records, a dedicated home [...]

Eleven Seven launches new rock label Better Noise

Allen Kovac‘s Eleven Seven Music Group has formed a new rock label in the US, [...]

Pandora earns licence from classical label Naxos

US online radio service Pandora – which is currently locked in a court battle with [...]

Todd Terje, Neneh Cherry amongst 12 nominees for Nordic Music Prize

The Phonofile Nordic Music Prize, the ‘Scandinavian Mercury’, has revealed its 12-strong shortlist for Best [...]

Live Nation dealt blow in battle with AEG for The Greek Theatre

The Los Angeles City Council has voted to oppose Live Nation‘s bid to run the [...]