Music Business News
Universal creates ‘Data Alliance’ with comms group Havas
Universal Music Group (UMG) has formed what it’s calling the Global Music Data Alliance (GMDA) [...]
Google launches ‘Chromecast for music’
Google has unveiled a new music product, Cast for audio: a way for consumers to [...]
Talpa Music to be led by Dessaur and Bruens at BMG
Talpa Music, the Dutch publisher acquired by BMG last year and transformed into the Benelux [...]
Carlin Music’s David Japp exits publisher after 37 years
The respected European boss of global independent publisher Carlin Music has left the company, MBW [...]
These two major label bosses disagree over free Spotify… 5 years apart
The battleground of free streamed music threatens to become the biggest entertainment industry story of [...]
HMV Canada gets $30m capital injection
The company credited with turning around the fortunes of HMV, Hilco Capital, has negotiated a [...]
InGrooves founder Robb McDaniels quits company after 13 years
The founder and CEO of the popular independent distribution and services company INgrooves, Robb McDaniels, [...]
Live Nation takes control of Lollapalooza’s C3 Presents
In one of the most significant music business acquisition stories of the year, Live Nation [...]
Sweden’s Border Music expands into Denmark, Norway and Finland
Sweden-based distributor Border Music is expanding across Scandinavia. And while it might seem everyone else [...]
Dr. Hans-Holger Albrecht named Deezer CEO
Streaming service Deezer has appointed Dr. Hans-Holger Albrecht as its new Chief Executive Officer. Albrecht [...]
LINE acquires MixRadio from Microsoft
Japan-based LINE, global owner and operator of the free call and messaging app, has acquirde [...]
Midem 2015 will give boost to emerging artists
Midem 2015 will play host to the first ever Midem Artist Accelerator – a new [...]
Faith No More label partners with [PIAS] Artist & Label Services
[PIAS]’s Artist & Label Services division will partner with Ipecac Recordings to release Faith No [...]
Live Nation welcomes Jimmy Iovine onto Board
Jimmy Iovine has joined the Board of Live Nation Entertainment as independent director. Iovine is [...]
Sheet music sharing site Pianofiles closed
Controversial sheet music sharing website Pianofiles is now offline, having been taken down on December [...]