Complete Music Update




War Horse musicians fail in first legal bid to get jobs back Five musicians made redundant from the West End production of 'War Horse' have failed in... Katherine Jackson ordered to pay at least $800,000 towards AEG legal fees Katherine Jackson has either won or lost her legal battle over the legal costs incurred... Former Warner chief signs David Gray for publishing The new company of former Warner UK chief Christian Tattersfield, so that'll be Good Soldier... Glastonbury Festival to have own 4G network Glastonbury has announced that EE will provide a bespoke 4G network on site at this... Neil Young's Pono raises over $6 million on Kickstarter So, the crowdfunding campaign for Neil Young's Pono player has finished, raising $6,225,354 from 18,220... Inexpensive Sonos competitor Gramofon launches on Kickstarter Wi-fi hotspot provider Fon has announced a new product called Gramofon, which allows you to... 'Last vinyl shop in Teesside' doc to stream online for Record Store Day This weekend 'Sound It Out', the Official Film of Record Store Day 2011, will stream... Tru Thoughts founder to inspire future music entrepreneurs at TGE:DIY With the full convention schedule for this year's Great Escape going live later today, CMU... Weatherley calls for more funding for City Of London Police's IP Crime Unit Although the UK government's Department For Business, Innovation & Skills has committed to fund the... Smashing Pumpkins sign BMG artist services deal for two new albums The Smashing Pumpkins have signed an artist services deal with the US division of BMG... PRS For Music announces £10,000 pub makeover prize winner The UK music publishing sector's collecting society PRS For Music has announced the winner of... Former Ingenious CEO launches fund for disruptive media and entertainment The former CEO of media and entertainment investment firm Ingenious Ventures, Patrick Bradley, has announced... Momentum Music Fund announces new grants for acts, including Ghostpoet, Beth Jeans Horton and East India Youth The PRS For Music Foundation has announced the third round of grants awarded by the... DreamWorks rumoured to be investing in Vevo, Yahoo! expands partnership with the video platform According to Re/code, DreamWorks' CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has approached Vevo owners Universal Music Group, Sony... WhoSampled to present first ever Samplethon at The Great Escape More details are now available about an exciting event taking place next month as part... Aborted AEG sale has informed future direction of the live giant, says CEO Live music giant AEG has plans for further expansion, according to the Wall Street Journal,... MTV's official streaming chart to be first, ahead of 4Music's official streaming chart which will be second Now, I'm sure you all remember - because we reported it last week, and you...		Sheffield Doc/Fest to show Pulp film A film titled 'Pulp', about the band Pulp, and in particular Jarvis and co's comeback-come-homecoming... Rumours of AC/DC split spread, but band stay silent Rumours have been flying around about the future of AC/DC over the last 24 hours,... Childish Gambino: "Someone buy me out of this contract" Childish Gambino has become the latest musician to badmouth their label on Twitter, asking other... Paul Weller details hits compilation, 'intimate' shows Paul Weller has posed for a photo (in which he looks both modern and classic)... Festival Line-Up Update: OnBlackheath, Nozstock, Positivus and more So, London has another festival on its books, the John Lewis-sponsored OnBlackheath, which takes place... 'Monkey Christ' lady inspires pop song A renegade Spanish singer has written a single inspired by Cecilia Gimenez, aka the elderly... Lee Ryan in rehab following drink driving arrest Lee 'for the mothers' pride' Ryan has been speaking a bit regarding his arrest last... Flavor Flav takes plea deal on domestic violence charges Public Enemy dude Flavor Flav has accepted a plea deal over domestic violence charges stemming... Smashing Pumpkins sign BMG artist services deal for two new albums The Smashing Pumpkins have signed an artist services deal with the US division of BMG... As I Lay Dying splinter band birth new single Four of the dudes from As I Lay Dying have placed a single they're releasing... Kimbra's new LP to feature Matt Bellamy BREAKING MUSE-RELATED NEWS ALERT. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. The band's lead singer and 'axe... Release Round-Up: Lana Del Rey, Sigur Rós, Disclosure, Royksopp & Robyn, Deftones and Charlie XCX Ms Lana Del Rey (pictured) premiered a typically heady new single, titled 'West Coast', yesterday, giving... Festival Line-Up Update: Camden Crawl, Meltdown, Sziget and more Placing high amidst today's fresh and fascinating insights into the ever-changing scenery of international festival... Forest Swords wins 2014 GIT Award Forest Swords, aka Matthew Barnes, has been named the winner of this year's GIT Award,... Yeah, I'm posh, says James Blunt. But at least I don't pretend not to be James Blunt has hit out at fellow musicians who hide their upper class roots, singling... Atomic Kitten searching for "modern" music Atomic Kitten are working on new music. Nothing they'd want to release just yet though,...