Zara Larsson acquires back catalogue, launches own label
Zara Larsson has launched her own label, Sommer House, in partnership with Sony Music, and secured control of her earlier recordings from TEN Music Group.…
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UK live sector expresses concern over upcoming train strikes
Live and night-time industry bodies have voiced concern over three days of planned UK rail strikes in June, which fall during Glastonbury week.…
Spotify boss says his big ambitions in audio at large will deliver mega-revenues and better margins
Spotify's Daniel Ek told investors the company's audio platform strategy could generate $100 billion in annual revenue with improved margins.…
Kylie Minogue says blocking Kylie Jenner's trademark application "just had to be done"
Kylie Minogue has said that opposing Kylie Jenner's US trademark application was necessary to protect her brand, adding that the two later reached an agreement.…
US bank upbeat about Spotify, lumping it in with Netflix is an "overgeneralisation"
Raymond James has upgraded Spotify to outperform, arguing that audio streaming faces different challenges from video streaming, such as Netflix's.…
TuneCore launches new unlimited release pricing model
Believe-owned TuneCore is replacing per-release fees with annual plans that allow unlimited releases, priced at £12.99, £24.99 and £39.99 a year.…
Universal launches new Virgin Music services division for Africa
Universal Music has launched Virgin Music Label & Artist Services Africa, starting with 50 label partners from 25 countries and over 15,000 titles.…
One liners: Chief Keef, Future, Ezra Collective, more
Round-up of Ezra Collective's Partisan signing, BMG's 43B label with Chief Keef, Proper Music's Naxos logistics deal, and new releases.…
Ditto Music seeks dismissal of Lil Yachty NFT lawsuit on jurisdiction grounds
Ditto Music and Lee Parsons have asked a Californian court to dismiss Lil Yachty's lawsuit over Opulous promotions on jurisdiction grounds.…
Movie companies who got a US web-block order have asked for it to be stayed
Israeli movie companies that won US web-blocking injunctions against three piracy sites have asked the court to pause the order against internet service providers.…
Yout owner declines deal proposed by Brazilian prosecutors
The operator of stream-ripping site Yout has declined a settlement proposed by Brazilian prosecutors, which would have required blocking Brazilian users and paying about $400,000.…
The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas sells music rights to Primary Wave
Primary Wave Music has acquired an undisclosed stake in Julian Casablancas's song and recording rights for his work with The Strokes.…