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 [...]