News BMG acquires Tipping Music in France, including Ben L’Oncle Soul catalogue L'Oncle Soul's debut album is three-time platinum in market
News Universal ties with South Africa’s TLC Marketing 'This will bring us access to up-and-coming local African artists'
Analysis News Sweden’s recorded music market falls as CD sales plummet Income from CD sales fell by a massive 38%
News Peter Gabriel signs catalogue deal with Universal’s Caroline International Gabriel released his latest album through UMG division
News Music doesn’t feature in The Pirate Bay’s Top 100 most popular torrents Movies take 50% share of list, TV shows 33%
News Spinefarm signs Airbourne and Anti-Flag for the world Deal reunites Jonas Nachsin with Roadrunner act
News Warner Music acquires Poland’s oldest record label for €1.9m State-owned label owns more than 30,000 recordings
News Razor & Tie signs with International Solutions for new projects in EU IS will effectively act as EU office for US indie
News DMA’s sign with Infectious, Mom + Pop and I OH YOU Group rejected $1m advance from a major label
News Sony Music to distribute Red Bull Records worldwide outside Japan 'Expanding our relationship was the next logical step'
Analysis The world’s biggest music stars: Who’s faking it on Twitter? Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga under the spotlight
News The Backstreet Boys have sold more albums than The Beatles in Canada in past 20 years Shania Twain has bestselling album in country since 1995
Blog Thanks, Jay Z. Music quality is no longer just for geeks. Can Tidal takeover unleash a new streaming superstar?
News iTunes: music, movie, TV and e-book sales drop 7% iTunes revenues make up 3.5% of Apple's total cash haul
News Alt-J, Caribou, Frankie Chavez and Sleaford Mods nominated for ‘European Mercury’ Twenty-three nominees up for IMPALA prize
News Google Play growing at ‘unprecedented speed’, reaches 58 countries YouTube 'watch time' up 50% year-on-year