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Viagogo can't sell Rammstein tickets in Germany
Secondary-ticketing firm Viagogo is facing a new storm, in Germany: indeed, a Hamburg court has ruled in favour of promoter MCT Agentur in a battle…
Rihanna to star with Donald Glover in Childish Gambino movie: trailer
Donald Glover and Barbadian popstar Rihanna are co-starring in a new movie directed by Glover’s longtime collaborator Hiro Murai. A trailer was…
Weezer's "The Black Album" detailed...,and a new song to stream
Indie rockers Weezer just unvealed the cover art and release date for their next record: "Weezer (The Black Album)" (reminding Metallica's eponymous…
Huawei's music-streaming service has 100m users
Chinese tech company Huawei, according to CNBC interview with its consumer-division’s CEO Richard Yu, could be a new big player in the streaming…
Tencent Music IPO could slip to 2019
Chinese streaming giant Tencent Music is going public, but it's not clear if it will happen this year. The company delayed its planned IPO from…
Article 13: record industry attacks YouTube
Google-owned video platform, YouTube, claims that it paid out $1.8bn-plus to music rights-holders within the past 12 months - but the record…
IFPI and YouTube argue over $1.8bn-payments figure
Global music body IFPI has something to say about last week's Google report - specifically the claim that YouTube paid the music industry $1.8bn in…
Universal Music Group signs Taylor Swift with new global recordings deal
Taylor Swift has a new global recording contract with Universal Music Group (UMG). The multi-year agreement states that UMG will serve as the…
Rammstein to begin mixing new album; three-year tour planned
German metal giants Rammstein are working on their first album in 10 years - next month they will start mixing it (probably with the help of Rich…
Liberty Media manifests interest into buying a stake in Universal Music Group
Last September, SiriusXM, majority-owned by Liberty, announced that it had fully acquired Pandora for $3.5bn. This led online magazine "Music…
Sony completes deal to acquire EMI Music Publishing
According to an SEC filing posted on November 14th, Sony has finally completed its $2.3bn acquisition of EMI Music Publishing. Sony Corp’s operation…
Keith Richards brings solo catalogue to BMG
Keith Richards just signed a new worldwide with BMG, which secured itself the legendary guitarist's solo solocatalogue. The agreement brings…
Kanye West's new album "Yandhi" postponed again
Rap mogul Kanye West postponed once again the release date of his next album "Yandhi". Originally it was due out in September, then it was pushed…
Is Hulu going to expand globally?
Disney will soon own a 60% stake in video-streaming service Hulu, thanks to its buyout of 21st Century Fox. This way the company will have a bigger…
Festicket's Series D funding round raises $10.5m
Festicket, the festival ticketing and travel platform, just raised $10.5m in its Series D funding round - led by VC firm Beringea, with InMotion…
Neil Young's home burns in California wildfires
Canadian-born rocker Neil Young lost his home to the wildfires currently ravaging the state. In a post to his website, the musician broke the news…
Spotify launches analytics for music publishers
Streaming giant Spotify was already offering analytics for labels and distributors, and - separately - for artists and their managers; now it added…
YouTube claims it paid out over $1.8bn to music rights-holders
Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube just claimed that it paid out over $1.8bn to music rights-holders in the 12 months to the end of…
Sonic Youth share music archive of live recordings
Noise rock giants Sonic Youth, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal 1988 album "Daydream Nation", are launching a series of events…
Kobalt and partners launch new neighbouring-rights organisation
Kobalt is teaming up with publishing companies Wixen Music UK and Inside Baseball Music Publishing to launch a new organisation called IAFAR - which…