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The critical and commercial response to Frank Ocean s two albums released in August Blonde, which debuted at #1 on the US chart and the "visual album" Endless made them sure-fire for a Grammy…

Prince s estate advisers Charles Koppelman and L. Londell McMillan are shopping all unreleased tracks in his musical vault for up to US$35 million, a source told Billboard. The three major labels…

Coldplay and The 1975 lead the nominations for Britain s Q Awards, with four each. Both are included in the Best Album category, alongside David Bowie, Bastille and Christine and the Queens. It s the…

The hastily organised tribute to Prince late last week drew 18,000 fans to the Xcel Energy Center hockey arena in St. Paul. The 45-song five-hour show, put together by Prince s family with help from…

As competition heats up, Pandora has unveiled some changes overnight. The logo is freshened up to be brighter and clearer, with a fatter P and sharp blue on white background. Some commentators…

After months of speculation, Amazon has launched its stand-alone on-demand music streaming service in the US. It offers subscriptions as low as $3.99 per month just for owners of its Amazon Echo…

Lawyers representing Ed Sheeran in the $20 million Photograph copyright case are applying in a California court to have it dismissed. They say copyright infringement allegations are unsupported by a…

Drake had picked up 13 nominations for the American Music Awards breaking the record that Michael Jackson set in 1984 with 11, behind the groundbreaking Thriller album. The Canadian rapper, through…

Merlin, the global digital rights agency for the world s independent label sector, has opened a Japanese office. It significantly expands the organisation s operations in the fast-evolving Asian…

According to reports, Amazon is within weeks of launching the first of two stand-alone music streaming services in the United States at least. Rumours have been circulating since June. The first of…

Robbie Williams will be awarded the highest accolade by the BRIT Awards. The Icon Award is only presented to artists whose writing, recording and performance have made a lasting impact on British pop…

British songwriter and record producer Rod Temperton best known for writing Michael Jackson s hits Thriller, Off The Wall and Rock With You died in London after a short and aggressive battle with…