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The Kinks to reunite for new album and tour
Legendary brothers Ray and Dave Davies of The Kinks, as widely knowns, spent the last two decades trading insults and fighting through the press. In…
Gorillaz preview their new album playing it live - FULL VIDEO
Cartoon supergroup Gorillaz will soon release their new album, "The Now Now" (it's due out on June 29). But if you really can't wait, you can have a…
The majors could block Spotify’s expansion into India
According to a report posted by Music Business Worldwide, Universal, Sony and Warner are very unhappy about Spotify starting to directly license…
George Ergatoudis is leaving Spotify to join Apple Music
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes at Spotify. Indeed, George Ergatoudis, one of the most influential tastemakers in the UK business, is leaving the streaming…
Weezer’s Toto cover turns into their biggest hit in nearly a decade
After a year long, fan-led Internet campaign asking Weezer to cover "Africa", the band finally obliged. So last month when they covered the…
Spotify’s share price soars on the New York Stock Exchange
On Friday, June 8, Spotify’s share price closed on the New York Stock Exchange at an all-time high on Friday. This is, possibly, a direct…
Spotify offers 50% rev-share direct deals to artists
According to a report published by "Music Ally", via "Billboard", “Spotify has offered advances to a number of managers and indie acts in exchange…
Facebook users can now legally upload/share UGC videos featuring licensed music
Facebook just made its first move in music. The social media giant, indeed, announced that its users can now legally upload and share UGC videos…
SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor says the streaming platform is "in a much clearer place now"
Good news for Soundcloud. This time last year, the platform was in hot water and - after an annual loss of $82m in 2016 - spent the summer of 2017…
Apple has a new global music publishing division headed by Elena Segal
Cupertino giant Apple just launched a new internal division dedicated to music publishing and music publishers. According to a report by Music…
Pandora acquires ad-tech firm AdsWizz
Pandora just paid $66.3m in cash plus 9.9m shares of its common stock for digital-audio ad-tech company AdsWizz. And if certain milestones are hit…
Gorillaz to release new album next month
Save the date: British cartoon indie gods Gorillaz are set to release a new album called "The Non Now" on June 29th. The band first teased the…
Mark Ronson and Diplo share new collaborative song - LISTEN
Diplo and Mark Ronson shared the first song taken from their collaborative project Silk City. The track is called “Only Can Get Better” and it…
Sony to buy additional 60% stake in EMI Music Publishing
Sony announced a deal with Mubadala Investment Company to acquire the latter’s 60% stake in EMI Music Publishing’s parent company DH Publishing…
Guns N’ Roses drop previously banned video for "It’s So Easy"
Legendary bad boys of rock Guns N’ Roses shared a previously unseen video for their track "It’s So Easy". The video was shot during a gig in Los…
R.I.P. Reggie Lucas, Madonna producer and songwriter
Jazz guitarist and music producer Reggie Lucas died on May 21st; the news was confirmed by his daughter Lisa Lucas. He was 65. Lucas was best known…
YouTube music subscription service to be launched on May 22nd
The new YouTube music subscription service – formerly codenamed "Remix" – has been confirmed and will launch in five markets on May 22. YouTube…
YouTube adds credits to millions of songs
YouTube added to more than half a billion videos credits covering songwriter, label and publisher data. The Google/Alphabet platform also announced…
A symphonic concert series to celebrate Prince
Good news from Prince’s estate: indeed, a new symphonic concert series dedicated to The Purple One has been announced. “4U: A Symphonic Celebration…
Report: how many shares the major labels and Merlin bought in Spotify and what they are worth now
An in-depth report posted by "Music Business Worldwide" gives an overview on tne present of Spotify and uncovers some very juicy details regarding…