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Sony Music Entertainment in the UK has acquired foremost dance music label Ministry of Sound Recordings. The deal includes its artists as London Grammar, Example, DJ Fresh and Wretch 32; back…

As music downloads become less profitable, the speculation grows that Apple will drop selling downloads and switch solely to streaming within two to three years. It is not the first time that this…

In the latest saga affecting American Idol, its rights holder Core Media Group is trying to push British-born entrepreneur Simon Fuller who came up with the Idol concept in 2001 while vacationing in…

Image: WMG artist Twenty One Pilots Turbo charged revenue from streaming music has shrunk Warner Music Group (WMG) s losses. In the second quarter of 2015, losses were US$44 million. But in the…

Apple Music has landed another exclusive deal, this time with Britney Spears Glory album. It is set for release on August 26 and is, according to a tweet from the singer, the "beginning of a new…

Were the Rock Or Bust dates late last year the last time Australia was to see AC/DC in live action? After blistering shows through Europe with Axl Rose out front, there were reports that the Guns N…

The Sony Corporation of America s move to buy out Michael Jackson s 50% stake in its music publishing division Sony/ATV has been cleared by the European Commission. The bid for US$750 million…

Singer Kesha has, for the time being, dropped the California court case against producer Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald). But she will continue to pursue him through the legal system in New York. Her…

Kanye West, one of the major names behind Jay Z s streaming service Tidal, wants Apple Music to buy it out before their competition ruin the music industry. West hit out on Twitter: This Tidal Apple…

Drake’s Views has spent its 12th (non-consecutive) week at #1 on the Billboard 200 after shifting a further 85,000 equivalent album units last week. Views, which was released at the end of April, has…

Pandora s purchase of Ticketfly for US$450 million last October was seen as a major step for the internet radio service to cater more for the 80 million people who use its platform and spend 22 hours…

Rumours that SoundCloud is up for a US1 billion (A$1.32 billion) sale or is looking for strategic investments or partnerships have intensified after the German streaming company refused to deny them.…