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Image: The 1975 have been hit by industrial scale scalping The UK Government is backing calls for stronger measures against professional mass online ticket scalping. Conservative MP Nigel Adams is…

Sony Corp s Q2 results showed that while many of the Japanese corporation s division showed declines, Sony Music was once again a profitable division. It reported an 8% (19% on a constant currency…

One of music s biggest brand names, Capitol Records, is to launch a year-long 75th anniversary through November with a number of projects. Its Chairman CEO Steve Barnett announced the first three.…

Apple Music may be contemplating a price cut in time for Christmas sales, two US sources close to the streaming service told Digital Music News. Currently, its charges are the same as its main rivals…

Thirteen is not an unlucky number for Elvis Presley. Thirty-nine years after his death, in 1977, he has broken the UK record for the most number one albums by a solo artist. Presley s new album The…

Spotify is planning to invest more in original content, two of its executives have confirmed. Global Head of Creator Services Troy Carter (pictured) and Chief Content Officer Stefan Blom were…

Image: Melbourne’s Cookin’ On 3 Burners After being administered by Alberts and its affiliates for close to nine years, ORiGiN Music Publishing is now fully independent with its own infrastructure,…

Published reports that Jay Z made an offer of US$40 million for unreleased songs in Prince s vaults have been denied by a representative of the late singer. Earlier this week, TMZ.com reported that…

Pandora s revival is not going as well as it is hoping. Both its Q3 revenues and advertising revenue were up, but were short of analyst expectations, and the company s shares dropped as a result…

The departures through the Viacom-owned MTV s revolving door continue, with President Sean Atkins stepping down after a year. No reason has been given. Atkins was brought in to reinvent the network.…

Mick Jagger and Leonardo DiCaprio are two A-list names behind a new movie about one of rock s first behind-the-scenes legends Sam Phillips. A record producer and disc jockey, Phillips founded Sun…

In the wake of news that Netflix s subscribers revenue rose to US$2 billion for the first time in the September quarter, a report says that the global streaming giant plans to spend US$6 billion on…