Jay-Z announces new album as much anticipated Samsung partnership kicks off

Jay-Z announces new album as much anticipated Samsung partnership kicks off

There has been much chatter about an alliance between Jay-Z and Samsung in recent weeks,...

More legal woes for Flavor Flav's chicken venture

More legal woes for Flavor Flav's chicken venture

I think the last time we looked in on Flavor Flav's chicken operations, he was...

Adele and PJ Harvey lead music names in latest honours list

Adele and PJ Harvey lead music names in latest honours list

So, Ms Liz Windsor celebrated it not actually being her birthday this weekend by dishing...

HMV could return to its original Oxford Street site

HMV could return to its original Oxford Street site

HMV could soon return to its original home in London following a deal to takeover...

Warner Music promotes Stu Bergen

Warner Music promotes Stu Bergen

Warner Music Group announced on Friday that it had promoted Stu Bergen to the position...

PRS, Stim and GEMA announce new alliance

PRS, Stim and GEMA announce new alliance

Three of Europe's biggest music publishing collecting societies - the UK's PRS, Sweden's STIM and...

Global to appeal Competition Commission's Real Smooth ruling

Global to appeal Competition Commission's Real Smooth ruling

Somewhat unsurprisingly, Global Radio is appealing the Competition Commission's ruling that it must sell off...

CMU Digest - 14 Jun 2013

CMU Digest - 14 Jun 2013

The five biggest stories in the music business this week... 01: Apple announced iTunes Radio. It's...

BMI launches legal action against Pandora

BMI launches legal action against Pandora

As expected, BMI has launched legal action against Pandora, asking for a ruling on the...

Film company goes legal in dispute over Happy Birthday copyright

Film company goes legal in dispute over Happy Birthday copyright

The debate over whether or not the song 'Happy Birthday' is still in copyright could...

Say Lou Lou sign to Columbia

Say Lou Lou sign to Columbia

Say Lou Lou have signed a record deal with Sony/Columbia, it was announced this morning,...

Imagem re-signs Nik Kershaw

Imagem re-signs Nik Kershaw

Would Imagem "let the sun go down" on its partnership with songwriter and one-time pop...

Glassnote to launch UK office

Glassnote to launch UK office

US industry veteran Daniel Glass has announced he is opening a UK office for his...

Vidler to step down once Warner's Parlophone acquisition complete

Vidler to step down once Warner's Parlophone acquisition complete

Perhaps unsurprisingly, it's been announced that Andria Vidler will leave the Parlophone Label Group once...

TuneCore co-founders announce YouTube revenue service

TuneCore co-founders announce YouTube revenue service

TuneCore co-founders Jeff Price and Peter Wells, the former of whom was pushed out of...

7digital allies with new mobile music firm

7digital allies with new mobile music firm

7digital earlier this week announced a strategic partnership with a new mobile music service called...

 
Mumford & Sons cancel more US tour dates as bassist recovers from brain surgery

Mumford & Sons cancel more US tour dates as bassist recovers from brain surgery

So, despite Mumford & Sons' optimism in saying that they had "no plans to cancel...

Purity Ring, Tegan & Sara, Mac Demarco make Polaris Music Prize longlist

Purity Ring, Tegan & Sara, Mac Demarco make Polaris Music Prize longlist

The all-hearing oracles at Canada's Polaris Prize HQ have listed the acts nominated to win...

Kerrang! Awards presented

Kerrang! Awards presented

So those Kerrang! Awards were presented last Thursday night, just as the Kerrang! radio station...

Adele and PJ Harvey lead music names in latest honours list

Adele and PJ Harvey lead music names in latest honours list

So, Ms Liz Windsor celebrated it not actually being her birthday this weekend by dishing...

Kim Deal parts with Pixies

Kim Deal parts with Pixies

Kim Deal has quit the Pixies. So that's sad, if amicable. Black Francis, Joey Santiago and...

MIA to Bring The Noize tonight

MIA to Bring The Noize tonight

MIA is going to air a new track tonight via DJ Zane Lowe's 7-9pm Radio...

Chvrches annovnce albvm

Chvrches annovnce albvm

CMU Approved Glasgow alt-pop trio Chvrches have a new albvm, their first, waiting to be...

Has Harry Styles gone solo?

Has Harry Styles gone solo?

Probably not, but a sappy new ballad by popstar-in-earnest Harry Styles - that's Harry and...

QOTSA to make royal UK (and Ireland) tour

QOTSA to make royal UK (and Ireland) tour

Queens Of The Stone Age have added six timely new lives dates off the back...

HIM add October shows

HIM add October shows

Having released an eighth LP in 'Tears On Tape' earlier this year and played Download...

Festival line-up update: Pitchfork Festival, Bilbao Bbk, B'estfest and more

Festival line-up update: Pitchfork Festival, Bilbao Bbk, B'estfest and more

Starting off today's festival updates-based intro is info on a late-in-the-day switcharoo at Bilbao BBK...

WikiLeaks founder collaborating on rap track

WikiLeaks founder collaborating on rap track

Well, if Kim Dotcom can be a popstar (in the "posted a few mediocre tracks...

CMU Beef Of The Week #160: Disclosure v live music

CMU Beef Of The Week #160: Disclosure v live music

It was the Capital FM Summertime Ball last Saturday, an annual event that first took...

The Cribs' Ryan Jarman hospitalised

The Cribs' Ryan Jarman hospitalised

The Cribs' Ryan Jarman is in hospital in New York City - and probably not,...

Black Lips collaborating with Carney, Cox on new LP

Black Lips collaborating with Carney, Cox on new LP

Mad garage dogpack (The) Black Lips are tearing into a new LP of "club bangers...

Mutya Keisha Siobhan share a bit of a new single Flatline

Mutya Keisha Siobhan share a bit of a new single Flatline

Mutya Keisha Siobhan have shared a slightly poxy mini-clip of their new single, a Dev...

Porcelain Raft trails new LP

Porcelain Raft trails new LP

Maker of softly-softly alt-pop, Porcelain Raft, has shared a trailer to advertise his first LP...

 

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