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Spotify valued at $30bn: a great debut on New York Stock Exchange
Streaming music coloss Spotify just started trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Now its official debut public price has been revealed…
SoundCloud claims it surpassed $100m of revenues in 2017
SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor talked to the Financial Times about what he says is a corporate comeback for the streaming service, following its…
Amazon's music subscribers doubled in the last six months
Good news for Amazon. The last public estimate of Amazon’s music subscribers was 16 million in October 2018 (the stat covered both its basic-tier…
Lady Gaga covers Elton John’s “Your Song” - LISTEN
Lady Gaga is featured in the soon to be released tribute album "Revamp" - in which a squad of artists reimagines the greatest classics of Elton John…
Apple Music now features also music videos
Apple Music's offer is getting bigger and bigger. And from March 29 it also features music videos. So now Apple now has a catalogue of music…
Two new Nick Cave and Warren Ellis songs are online - LISTEN
"King Ink" - Nick Cave - and Warren Ellis just shared two new songs that will be featured on the soundtrack of Halle Berry’s new movie, "Kings". The…
Facebook is expanding its music licensing campaign
The giant of social networks, Facebook, recently closed licensing deals with music big players such as Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group…
BMG’s financial performance for 2017 shows another double digit jump in revenues
BMG’s financial performance for 2017 has been another success: indeed, sales hit €507m ($573m) in the year, up 21.8% on the €416m it generated in…
Indian Spotify rival Saavn merges with JioMusic
India is becoming a hot place, for the streaming music business. According to "Music Business Worlwide", indeed, Spotify is planning a soft launch…
Pearl Jam played Jane’s Addiction’s “Mountain Song” with Perry Farrell - VIDEO
Grunge giants Pearl Jam finished the Latin American leg of their 2018 world tour with a headlining performance at Lollapalooza Brasil on March 24th…
Jack White drops new album "Boarding House Reach" - listen
"Boarding House Reach", the new album from Jack White, is officially out. The 13-track collection is the artist’s third solo effort and follow…
Report: US recorded-music revenues rose 16.5% in 2017
"Music Ally" just posted a report analysing the figures US industry body the RIAA published to summarize recorded-music revenues in 2017. They…
INgrooves is for sale at $100m
According to a report published by "Billboard", Global distribution and services company INgrooves is for sale with a $100m pricetag. Sources…
Pandora will acquire digital audio ad technology company AdsWizz
Pandora will acquire digital audio ad technology company AdsWizz for $145m; this in an effort to bolster its advertising revenues. According to…
Thom Yorke announces European tour
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke just announced a string of European dates. The late-spring trek begins in Italy and move through Switzerland, Germany…
UK songwriters body asks labels to share Facebook money
All three major labels and a host of indies promised to share any windfall revenue from Spotify’s direct public listing with their artists. But now…
Facebook signed new licensing deals with Sacem, Socan and Wixen
Facebook’s going on with its music-licensing efforts. The company just announced three more deals in this field: with French collecting society…
Jack White back on stage after nearly 2 years: setlist
Jack White is back on stage, after nearly two years of hiatus - during which he wrote a new solo album, due out on March, 23rd via his own label…
Spotify to go public on April 3: it's official
So, the rumour is now an official news: Spotify’s Head of Investor Relations, Paul Vogel, has just confirmed that the company will publicly list…
Lyor Cohen's keynote at SXSW in Austin: YouTube, Warner and all the rest
Music insustry exec Lyor Cohen was the protagonist of a keynote at SXSW, yesterday, during which he outlined his vision for YouTube and…