Music Business News

BMG nabs share in Whigfield’s Saturday Night as it buys Italy’s Off Limits

BMG has acquired the publishing catalogue of 1990s Italian dance music specialist Off Limits, including [...]

Sony Music profits jump as streaming income rises

Sony Music’s worldwide revenues leapt up 13% year-on-year in the final quarter of 2014, partly [...]

Major labels keep 73% of Spotify premium payouts – report

New record company figures out of France suggest that artists receive just 68 cents from [...]

Why would an artist quit the music biz in 2015?

Lanie Lane is a successful artist in her home country of Australia. Her debut album, [...]

Streaming overtakes iTunes in France – but music market falls 5.3%

The recorded music market in France dropped 5.3% in 2014, despite streaming overtaking downloads as [...]

UK’s Jockey Club Live secures Kylie Minogue and Kaiser Chiefs shows

UK promoter Jockey Club Live has signed up Kylie Minogue and Kaiser Chiefs as the [...]

BMG acquires Tipping Music in France, including Ben L’Oncle Soul catalogue

BMG has acquired French publisher Tipping Music, including its catalogue of French urban pop hits [...]

Universal ties with South Africa’s TLC Marketing

South Africa-based campaign specialist TLC Marketing has signed a new partnership with Universal Music Group. [...]

Sweden’s recorded music market falls as CD sales plummet

Sweden’s reign as the golden child of the global recorded music market might now be [...]

Peter Gabriel signs catalogue deal with Universal’s Caroline International

The trend of so-called ‘label services’ companies working more with catalogue material continues: veteran singer/songwriter [...]

Music doesn’t feature in The Pirate Bay’s Top 100 most popular torrents

This is either very good news for the industry’s anti-piracy efforts, or slightly worrying news [...]

Spinefarm signs Airbourne and Anti-Flag for the world

Established Australian hard rock band Airbourne have signed a worldwide deal with Spinefarm Records – [...]

Warner Music acquires Poland’s oldest record label for €1.9m

Warner Music Group has fully acquired Polskie Nagrania (Polish Recordings), Poland’s oldest record label, for [...]

Razor & Tie signs with International Solutions for new projects in EU

Respected New York-based independent label Razor & Tie has signed with International Solutions as its [...]

DMA’s sign with Infectious, Mom + Pop and I OH YOU

One of the most hotly-tipped new bands in the world, Australia’s DMA’s, have signed to [...]