After years of acrimony, members of the legendary new wave band New Order reached a legal settlement with former bassist Peter Hook over the use of the band’s name. A statement from the remaining members of New Order about the settlement:: "New Order announce that today, a full and final…
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Announcement Of Latin Grammy Nominees Delayed Indefinitely By Natural Disasters
The Latin Recording Academy has postponed the announcement of nominations for the 18th annual Latin Grammy Awards in the aftermath of a deadly and powerful earthquake that affected Mexico this week, as well as the lingering devastation from hurricanes Irma and Harvey. In a statement announcing the delay, Latin Recording…
RIAA Releases State Of Music Business Mid-2017: Streaming Subscriptions Drive Revenue Growth
Amazingly enough, 2017 is halfway gone already which means it’s time to take stock of the music industry as a whole, looking at where revenue has increased and how companies have been able to adapt to a rise in the popularity of streaming. __________________________ Guest post by Cary Sherman, Chairman…
RIAA Releases State Of Music Business Mid-2017: Streaming Subscriptions Drive Revenue Growth
Amazingly enough, 2017 is halfway gone already which means it’s time to take stock of the music industry as a whole, looking at where revenue has increased and how companies have been able to adapt to a rise in the popularity of streaming. __________________________ Guest post by Cary Sherman, Chairman…
Watch Trailer of Clive Davis Doc with Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Iovine, Paul Simon, Diddy & More
"Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of our Lives" debuts on Apple Music on Oct. 3rd after a limited theatrical release beginning this weekend. Director Chris Perkel based the biopic on Davis’ 2013 best-selling autobiography "Man with the Golden Ears” which traces his rise to one of the most successful music moguls…
Warner Music UK Strengthens Senior Management Team
Warner Music UK is strengthening its management team with the promotion of two senior executives. Peter Breeden becomes Chief Operating Officer, in addition to his existing duties as Chief Financial Officer. Mel Fox has been promoted to Chief Transformation Officer. Breeden steps into a broader operational role, with the Commercial…
YouTube’s Lyor Cohen Dishes On Music’s "New Golden Age," Streaming Subscriptions and Props To Daniel Ek
YouTube’s Global Head Of Music, Lyor Cohen, is known for speaking his mind. So when the former label exec sat down for a keynote interview at the 2017 Music Matters summit in Singapore, people listened. He did not disappoint. "This business is entering a golden age" "There’s so much opportunity…
Vinyl Pressing Of Beyoncé’s "Lemonade" Gives Canadian Punk Band Zex An Unexpected Boost
After waiting months for the vinyl release of Beyoncé’s "Lemonade," fans got quite a surprise. "Uphill Battle", an album by Canadian punk band Zex was pressed on to the lemon-yellow vinyl instead of Beyoncé’s "Lemonade" tracks. ______________________________________________ ZEX “Human error” at the Celebrate Records vinyl plant in Germany, placed Uphill…
Pandora New Music Insights For Week of 9/18/17
Each week Pandora dives into the data to share how new releases are reacting across the music streamer. New releases this week included: Big & Rich, Björk, Eric Church, Foo Fighters, Gucci Mane, Lorde, Meek Mill, Midland, Montgomery Gentry, Nick Jonas, Nine Inch Nails, Sara Bareilles, Sia, The Killers, Toni…
Mercury Prize 2017 Winner Is Sampha
Sampha, perhaps best known as a guest artist on songs by Beyonce, 2016 Mercury winner Stormzy, and 2017 Mercury nominee Ed Sheeran, the singer and songwriter released his debut album, ‘Process’, earlier this year. WATCH: Related articles Ed Sheeran Height, Weight, Age, Measurements, Wiki, Net Worth MTV VMAs Producer Addresses…