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 [...]