Apple Music Reportedly Set for Major Overhaul, Beats 1 to Get Sister Stations
Apple's streaming service is getting a makeover, according to Bloomberg sources. In June, around the anniversary of its announcement, Apple Music...
Sony’s 2016 Financials Show Adele Dependency, Streaming’s Ascent
Sony Corp. has announced its financials for the fiscal year ended Mar. 31, 2016. The company saw sales and operating revenue decrease 1.3 percent, to...
Indian Streaming Service Saavn Expands Into Middle East
Saavn, the second-most popular streaming service in India, has announced a partnership Saudi Telecommunications Company subsidiary VIVA Bahrain that...
SoundCloud and Sony/ATV Announce Licensing Deal in Europe
SoundCloud, the user-driven streaming platform which recently announced a paid tier of its service, and Sony/ATV, the world's largest music...
5 Takeaways From the IFPI’s Country-by-Country Report on the Global Record Business
Dig into the IFPI’s Global Music Report and you’re likely to find reasons for optimism and concern about the global music business. Some...
Nirvana, The Refused and Cheap Whiskey: St. Vitus, New York’s Metal Valhalla, Celebrates Five Years (Q&A)
St. Vitus sits on a quiet main street in the northernmost stretch of Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood, nothing more than ominous, unmarked...
SoundCloud Launches Its Subscription Service, Go
SoundCloud is launching a subscription service. It's called Go. It's $9.99 a month, with a 30-day-free demo. It's ad-free. It lets you...
Kickstarter Saves ‘Future Fan Club’ Drip on the Eve of Its Closure, Marking Its First Acquisition
In an email to Billboard from late January, Ghostly International founder Sam Valenti wrote that "there’s a lot of companies looking to...
Brit Awards Chairman Responds to Criticism Over Lack of Diversity in Letter
The 88th iteration of the Academy Awards, which took place this past Sunday (Feb. 28), spent much of its three hours and thirty-seven minutes holding...
SFX Chairman Requests Lawsuit Protection During Bankruptcy Process
Robert Sillerman, the deposed chief executive of dance event conglomerate SFX, is trying to protect himself. In the midst of bankruptcy restructuring...