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NWA, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Chicago and Steve Miller will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cleveland. They are the first five to be the Class of 2016. The ceremony on April 8 at Barclays…

Internet radio stations Pandora and iHeartMedia must pay more royalties, the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board just announced. They have to pay right-holders 17 cents per 100 streams from between 2016 and…

A new study claims that Americans feel the music industry should get less and artists more when it comes to streaming rates. The survey of 1,092 people by San Francisco-based CALinnovates said that…

Apple Music is the latest streaming service to be available on Sonos audio products. It is currently available on beta form for subscribers who signed to test it out. The full version is expected in…

Yesterday morning C3 Presents confirmed the cancellation of BDO for 2015 and last night Tom Tilley of triple j’s Hack spoke with AJ Maddah - who unveiled Big Day Out s finances - and ex co-owner…

US music streaming company Rhapsody (which operates outside the United States as Napster, which it bought four years ago) announced 2015 was one of its busiest years. It posted a 45% subscriber…

Streaming might be on the dub in the UK, expected to rise to 25 billion audio streams this year which is over double that of the 13.7 billion audio streams last year. But while the general thought is…

A 34% rise in streaming royalties saw the third largest major Warner Music Group s total revenue rise 6.2% at constant currency to US$2.97 billion in its fiscal year ended September 30. In what was a…

Vevo, America s largest music video platform, has acquired Showyou, a subscription-based video streaming platform that helps users find video content that might appeal to them. It is part of Vevo s…

Australian-born music streaming company Guvera has expanded its presence in the United States, where it first launched in 2010. On December 7 it held a West Coast Launch Party in Los Angeles at its…

The Michael Jackson estate is being sued for allegedly blocking a tribute film to his fans, which the singer wanted to make before his death six years ago. The suit was filed in the Los Angeles…

Facebook has rolled out two new features, live streaming and concert ticket sales. Both are currently being market-tested in the United States only. Real-time live streaming via mobile phones is fast…