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Troubled EDM empire SFX Entertainment is trying to sell off its streaming and download platform Beatport. As SFX is currently restructuring after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 1 to…

Like all other streaming services, Spotify is trying to attract more consumers through its discovery recommendations. It has expanded its Fresh Finds feature, with weekly refreshed suggestions for…

The celebrity-owned Tidal music service, lead by Jay Z, has laid off Chief Financial Officer Chris Hart and Chief Operating Officer Nils Juell. Hart worked as CFO of Tidal since 2014, and had been at…

Jay Z s insistence that his Tidal music streaming service is artist-friendly with 75% of royalties going to creators, took a blow in the United States. As TMN reported, Tidal s getting a bad vibe on…

The world s largest concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment reported a record 2015. Its annual revenue was up 11% to US$7.2 billion. It was its fifth consecutive year of record revenue and…

Samsung has re-started talks to acquire the Tidal music streaming service, several sources told the New York Post. The South Korean electronics and mobile phone company has had close ties with Tidal…

After a week of public anger over a New York court s refusal to allow Kesha out of her record contract, the singer s supporters will again rally outside Sony Music Entertainment headquarters in New…

Scandinavian music streaming company Spotify is moving most of its data from its own hodge-podge of servers around the world to Google Cloud Platform. But its music files remain with Amazon, the long…

Debut albums by Azealia Banks (pictured), Leon Bridges and Benjamin Booker are among the 12 shortlisted for this year s American Music Prize. The winner receives his or her US$25,000 cash prize on…

Atlanta rapper and actor T.I. has consolidated his association with Jay-Z with a double announcement this week. He has signed a distribution deal with Roc Nation for his upcoming album Da Dime Trap,…

Beyonc s Formation stadium world tour doesn t kick off until late April in America. But it s already caused some serious traction with sell-outs, police anger and even angrier Rihanna fans. The first…

Pearl Jam have signed a global publishing agreement with the Universal Music Publishing Group. It covers their entire back catalogue including hits as Alive, Jeremy, Daughter and Better Man, Eddie…