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Napster, the one time free music sharing site which was sued out of existence by record companies, is making a comeback in the United States. In 2011, when streaming service Rhapsody bought Napster,…

A new report from trade group UK Music called Wish You Were Here reported that live music and music tourism contributed 3.7 billion (A$7.11 billion) to the British economy in 2015 up 7% from the year…

Justin Bieber has become the first act to hit 100 million streams of a song in the UK, the Official Charts Company confirmed. His Sorry, the second of three #1 singles from his Purpose album, has…

Beyonce s album Lemonade became the singer s sixth album to go Platinum in the US, the Recording Industry Association of America announced. Last week it sold 56,000 units, tipping it over to a total…

After a six month public spat, Rita Ora has reached an out of court settlement with Jay-Z s Roc Nation and reportedly signed a new record deal with Warner Music Group. The new deal has not been made…

Image: Robin Millar, Jeremy Lascelles, Chris Wright, Robert Devereux Chrysalis Music, one of the first of the legendary British independent labels, has been sold by Warner Music to Blue Raincoat a…

Warner/Chappell Music, the global music publishing arm of the Warner Music Group, has expanded further into the South Asian market. It is through an extension of its current deal with Times Music,…

Speculation that Pandora is merging or for sale, and that a cashed-up Apple is looking to acquire another company, has sent stocks for both leaping. Neither rumour is connected with the other. Shares…

The UK music industry has applauded the nine recommendations of a 227-page report on the secondary ticketing market, commissioned by the Government. It says that ticket resale websites such as…

New research by independent consumer rights watchdog Which? suggests that some major secondary ticketing sites are selling concert tickets in ways that contravene UK law. The report comes days before…

Drake’s new album Views has racked up more than half-a-billion streams in the United States since its April 29 release. It topped streaming numbers in each of the three weeks that it s been on sale.…

Reports from Britain overnight were suggesting that Adele is about to sign a 90 million (A$$180.5 million) deal with Sony Music Entertainment. It is set to be signed over the next few weeks. It would…