Music Network

All indications are that Adele s 25 album, released today (Friday November 20) is going to set a new record for first week sales in the United States. Columbia Records will ship 3.6 million physical…

In the wake of the weekend s Paris shootings when armed gunmen could enter the Eagles of Death Metal show at the 1,500-capacity Bataclan concert hall, the European and US concert industry has begun…

Music by Bob Dylan, The Pretenders, Fleetwood Mac, Miles Davis, Roberta Flack, Grateful Dead and Blondie were among the 26 albums and singles to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame next year.…

Spotify has rolled out two new features to keep its current fan and artist subscribers longer online, and to draw in new ones. Spotify is the largest streaming service in the world with 75 million…

To show solidarity against terrorism and support for peace , UK fans have begun a campaign to get Eagles of Death Metal s cover of Duran Duran s Save A Prayer to the top of the UK charts. The US band…

Australian music streaming service, Guvera, this week celebrated its first anniversary in India with plans to expand its presence in the country. Guvera was the first international streaming service…

Sam Smith s remarkable 2015 has seen his In The Lonely Hour album sell an extra 1 million alone in the past 12 months in the UK. The album has now hit the 2 million mark in the Grammy winner s home…

Microsoft has officially retired all Zune services which might come as a surprise to those who thought it had already been confined to the scrapheap of history. The Zune-related services included the…

Apple is on November 30 killing off Beats Music, the streaming service it acquired as part of its US$3 billion Beats Audio deal in May 2014. The service, which was replaced by Apple Music in June,…

YouTube has launched its long awaited dedicated Music app in America (for the time being), and it s instantly been hailed a game changer in technology and music circles. It s a hybrid platform that…

With rising competition from its younger rivals, US-based online radio and streaming service Pandora is eying entry into more global markets. A return to the UK market seems a key part of its…

Universal Music Group (UMG) s third quarter report sees the world s largest record company hit a landmark. Revenue from streaming has overtaken downloads, and now represents 51% of its digital…