Complete Music Update




Spotify buys The Echo Nest Spotify has announced that it has acquired music data and technology firm The Echo Nest.... Performer and manager groups call for bigger cut of streaming money to go to artists Another alliance of music business trade bodies was announced yesterday as the performer and manager... P!nk staying with RCA, inks multi-year deal My girl P!nk is to stay at Sony's RCA Records for a long while, it... INgrooves extends Republic Of Music partnership Distribution firm INgrooves has announced that it is expanding its relationship with Brighton-based Republic Of... Eventbrite adds reserved seating onto its platform Ticketing firm Eventbrite yesterday announced the launch of new reserved seating functionality within its platform,... PPL comms chief stands down PPL has announced that its long-standing communications chief Jonathan Morrish is standing down, though he... Gracenote announces Musicmetric alliance Music meta-data grabber Gracenote has announced a new alliance with Musicmetric. Under the partnership the... BBC Three to be made online only The BBC has announced plans to end over-the-air broadcasts of its youth channel BBC Three,... BBC 6 Music launches late night new music shows BBC 6 Music has announced that, from later this month, it'll be playing a little... Trends report - 'Takedowns And Web-blocks' After pursuing a plethora of measures against online piracy over the years, most of which... Kanye West's Donda company allies with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Kanye West's company Donda has announced an alliance with Jay-Z's Live Nation JV Roc Nation. Described... Free digital distribution platform goes live in the UK A Finnish start-up offering free digital distribution services to artists went live in the UK... SFX takes complete ownership of B2S What, another SFX acquisition? Why don't they just give us a list of all the... Tunecore co-founders raise new funding for YouTube revenue service Audiam YouTube revenue service Audiam, which was launched by Tunecore co-founders Jeff Price and Peter Wells... OfCom green lights switch from Heart to Capital in North Wales UK radio giant Global has been given the all clear from media regulator OfCom to... Radio 1 expands International Women's Day celebrations Radio 1 has announced that it is extending its International Women's Day celebrations to include...		Pharrell fronts Uniqlo t-shirt line Seriously you guys, hats off to Pharrell, who not only has his ludicrous new solo... Alt-J to remain a trio In electrifying news, Alt-J have said they'll remain a three-piece, even in light of their... Release Round-Up: Christopher Owens, The Men, BadBadNotGood, Charlotte Church and The Faint One-time Girls man Christopher Owens, pictured here reclining on some steps in a string vest... Is Prince playing Glasto 2014? No, Prince isn't. Put your purple silk party pyjamas in the bin, festival fans, and dig out your... Glastonbury announces Emerging Talent Competition longlist Glastonbury has announced the longlist for its annual Emerging Talent Competition, comprising 120 acts who... Festival Line-Up Update: Field Day, Festival No 6, Beatherder and more First in the FLUU line this fine day is Field Day, which is really a... Yoko responds to Elbow name-check Yoko Ono has penned an open letter to Elbow after they name-checked her in their... More Bieber arrest footage to be made public For reasons I don't really understand (except "crazy America"), a judge in Florida has given... Molly Smitten-Downes to sing for UK's Eurovision supper The name on the lips of Eurovision fans (anyone?) today is 'Molly Smitten-Downes', the Leicestershire... Richie Hawtin reignites Plus 8 label, releases new 'Deadmau5' track Canadian DJ Richie Hawtin has reactivated his Plus 8 label to release a new track... Aerosmith headlining Live Nation's 'fresh' new Calling Festival Back to rock London to its foundations for the first time in four years, hair... Gigs & Tours Round-Up: Tame Impala, Lykke Li, Katy B and Ratking Since Tame Impala are trooping off on a trip to the UK (to support Arctic... Festival Line-Up Update: V Festival, Sonar Barcelona, Boardmasters and more It's V-Day in festival land, as Little Britain's cleanest twin-festivals reveal that they will this... Big Scary win Australian Music Prize Big Scary have won the ninth Australian Music Prize for their album 'Not Art', and... Dean Blunt signs to Rough Trade, announces solo LP Dean Blunt of now-kaput pop oddbins Hype Williams has signed to Rough Trade. The label... Coldplay confirm Ghost Stories LP Now in the throws of a radical Bon Iver phase, Coldplay have confirmed a nice...