Music Industry News
Eminem's music publisher takes legal action against Facebook
Eight Mile Style, LLC, the company that administers the rights to Eminem's music, filed a lawsuit against Facebook in Michigan federal court…
Social media analysis tool Pulsar TRAC: beyond the Gangnam vs Harlem Shake study
Recently strategic insight agency Face unveiled an interesting study on the way memes spread online, using as case studies Gangnam Style and the….jpg "Kobalt signs up His Purple Highness Prince")
Kobalt signs up His Purple Highness Prince
Independent international music-services group Kobalt Music Group has clinched another coup in its rapid international growth by signing on iconic…%20(640x434).jpg "UK indie Mute Group makes senior appointments to expand")
UK indie Mute Group makes senior appointments to expand
UK independent company The Mute Group has appointed two industry stalwarts Shirin Foroutan and Dick O’Dell for senior posts that signal its…
40 years of Virgin
Virgin Records is turning 40... and this autumn it will celebrate. The label has been acquired by Universal, which describes it as "the crown…
DMT 132: Google Music, iRadio, Slacker and iHeartradio, GRD & more
On Episode 132 of Digital Music Trends Andrea Leonelli discusses the latest news in the music tech space with Darren Hemmings (Motive Unknown) and…
Songkick unleashes Detour to all Londoners at The Great Escape
Songkick’s CEO Ian Hogarth presented the “Detour” project at The Great Escape 2013 in Brighton, UK and revealed that it is now available to all…
Spotify reveals play counts for some of its biggest artists, rivals YouTube
Spotify has become a big deal, that’s for sure. But the fact is that no one was exactly sure of how big of a deal it was since so far there had…
BMG closes purchase of Virgin Music and Famous UK Music
BMG has finally closed the acquisition of the Virgin Music and Famous UK Music songwriting catalogs from Sony/ATV and EMI Music Publishing.…
Cooking Vinyl cuts deals with UB40’s Ali Campbell, Seth Lakeman
UK indie label Cooking Vinyl Records, part of the CV Group of independent music companies, is offering worldwide label services to two popular…
UK gets a new indie label POP unLTD
The UK music market, the world’s third largest according to the IFPI’s 2012 global ranking, added another label to its canon with this week’s…
Parlophone acquisition by Warner approved in Europe
Warner Music Group's acquisition of Parlophone Label Group has been fully approved by European regulators on May 15 - giving Warner the final…
Google launches its on-demand All Access music service during the I/O keynote
Confirming earlier reports that dubbed the introduction of a Google-branded on-demand subscription service as inevitable – the company introducer it…
Google reportedly about to launch a music subscription service at Google I/O
In the past few hours The Verge broke the news, subsequently confirmed by the New York Times, that Google is about to launch a music subscription…
Third Man Records joins forces with Sun Records for 7" reissues
Jack' White's Memphis-based label, Third Man Records, is joining forces with legendary Sun Records to release a series of reissues on 7" vinyl.<br…
Google closes deals with Sony and Universal for music streaming service
Google has closed licensing deals with Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group to introduce an on-demand music streaming service that…
Soundcloud is opening a new office in New York
Soundcloud unveiled its plan to open a New York office in the next months.The company already hired a former Pandora National…
Midem 2014 dates changed to early February due to Grammys clash
Reed Midem has pre-emptively changed by a week the dates of the 2014 edition of its music industry event to the 1st-4th of February in order to…%20(2).jpg "EU politician attacks PRS and anti-piracy law at debate")