With its new deal, Sony Corp has staved off what could’ve become a bitter bidding war for EMI Music Publishing. Sony Corp has announced that it will pay $2.3 billion to gain the controlling stake in EMI Music Publishing. The deal now makes Sony the wo…
Category archives: Music industry
Latest Industry: YouTube, The Who, Billy Corgan, Apple, Warner/Chappell, LiveXLive, Troy Carter, More…
YouTube now directly competes with SoundCloud and Spotify. YouTube has relaunched its ‘Artist on the Rise’ program and has named Jessie Reyez as its first featured performer. Launched late last year, the program now includes promotion and programming …
Check out a New Video Exploring our Latest Degree Programmes
In the last few months, we have announced several new degree programmes to join our original BA (Hons) in Music Production and Sound Engineering. These are the BA (Hons) in Music Production and DJ Practice (also available as a fast-tracked two-year course) and the BA (Hons) in Music Industry Management. All our programmes are quality […]
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Latest Industry: R. Kelly Merch, YouTube Music, Prince, FYF Fest, Fender Riffstation, Cary Sherman, More…
Spotify’s double standard with R. Kelly. Despite removing the troubled R&B singer from playlists on its service, Spotify still prominently features R. Kelly merchandise on sale. The streaming music platform still has the artist’s …
Latest Industry: XXXTentacion, Choon, Roc Nation, YouTube, HMV, Viacom, Live Nation, More…
The Copyright Tribunal approves a new PRS Live performance license. Following three years of discussions with PRS and representatives of the live sector, The Copyright Tribunal has approved the new terms of a new live music agreement. In April 20…
Latest Industry: Troy Carter, Sony Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Concord Music, U2, The BBC, More…
Will Troy Carter leave Spotify? Following the company’s decision to stop promoting music from R. Kelly and XXXTentacion, multiple sources have told Variety that Troy Carter may exit Spotify. He has reportedly pushed back against the company…
Tool Absolutely, Positively Confirms Their Upcoming Album
Tool is releasing a new album after 12 years. Now, we know more details. Its been awhile — 12 years to be exact — since Tool released their last album. But a new album is definitely coming soon, a development that was reaff…
Latest Industry: Cisco, YouTube, Warner, Metallica, Vivendi, Prince, Apple Music, Pandora, TIDAL, More…
Cisco pulls ads from YouTube. Over a fear of sensitive content appearing right after its ads, Cisco has pulled all of its online ads from YouTube. Taking a veiled swipe at the video platform’s past controversies over sensitive content, Cisc…
Tidal Will Debut a Brand-New Prince Album In 2019 — That Is, if Tidal Exists In 2019
The battle is over between The Prince Estate and Tidal. Now, the only thing Tidal needs to do is survive. Good news for fans of Prince! The Prince Estate and Tidal have jointly announced the exclusive debut an unreleased album by The Artist in 20…
Grammy-Winning Producer Noel ‘Detail’ Fisher Accused Of Rape & Sexual Assault
Noel “Detail” Fisher now faces serious rape and sexual assault allegations. In a post-Weinstein world, women are increasingly speaking out about sexual abuses involving powerful men in the entertainment industry. Noel Fisher aka ̶…