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NMPA

NMPA president to stay on until 2018

The president and CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), David Isrealite, will continue to serve in his role ...

Tina Hart
by Tina Hart
on Jun 19th 2013 at 11:21AM
Mission Publishing strikes JV with Notting Hill to replace Imagem deal

Mission Publishing strikes JV with Notting Hill to replace Imagem deal

Mission Publishing Ltd. (MPL) has entered into a joint venture with Notting Hill Music Ltd (NHM) - part of the ...

Tim Ingham
by Tim Ingham
on Jun 19th 2013 at 11:20AM
Rihanna

Rihanna surpasses Bieber to become most-viewed Vevo artist

Rihanna has become the most-viewed artist on Vevo, overtaking Justin Bieber to gain the accolade.

Tina Hart
by Tina Hart
on Jun 19th 2013 at 11:17AM
Xfm

Radio playlist update: Xfm Gated Content

Xfm has revealed its new playlist and Records of the Week for the period commencing June 17, 2012. 

Tina Hart
by Tina Hart
on Jun 19th 2013 at 10:29AM

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BBC 6Music

Radio playlist update: 6Music Gated Content

The latest BBC Radio 6Music playlist and Albums of the Day have been revealed, covering the seven days commencing Saturday, ...

Tina Hart
by Tina Hart
on Jun 19th 2013 at 10:27AM
Kings Of Leon, Paramore, Vampire Weekend added to iTunes Festival bill

Kings Of Leon, Paramore, Vampire Weekend added to iTunes Festival bill

Kings of Leon, Sigur Rós, Paramore, Vampire Weekend, Ludovico Einaudi, Rizzle Kicks and Bahamas have all been added to the ...

Tim Ingham
by Tim Ingham
on Jun 19th 2013 at 10:06AM
The Guilty Ones

Music Week Presents: The Guilty Ones

Based in London, The Guilty Ones have been busy lately recording their new material, under the guidance of Auditorius/BMG Chrysalis.

on Jun 19th 2013 at 9:59AM
Live Nation swoops for controlling stake in BDG Music Group

Live Nation swoops for controlling stake in BDG Music Group

Live Nation Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in BDG Music Group, the Baltic region's largest concert promotion company.  

Tim Ingham
by Tim Ingham
on Jun 19th 2013 at 8:14AM

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UK radio indies shine at New York Awards

UK radio indies shine at New York Awards

TBI Media led a charge of UK independent radio production companies at this year's New York Festival International Radio Awards ...

Paul Willams
by Paul Willams
on Jun 18th 2013 at 5:32PM
Classic BRITs 2013

Classic BRITs to be held in October, hosted by Myleene Klass

The Classic BRIT Awards 2013 have been confirmed to take place on October 2 in 2013 and will be hosted ...

Tina Hart
by Tina Hart
on Jun 18th 2013 at 4:42PM
Kiss fm

Radio playlist update: Kiss Gated Content

The latest Kiss network playlist has been revealed for the period June 14-20, 2013.

Tina Hart
by Tina Hart
on Jun 18th 2013 at 4:00PM
Emeli Sande, Ed Sheeran, Plan B to play Stephen Lawrence Concert in September

Emeli Sande, Ed Sheeran, Plan B to play Stephen Lawrence Concert in September

Some of the biggest names in modern British music are to join forces to stage Unity: A Concert for Stephen ...

Tim Ingham
by Tim Ingham
on Jun 18th 2013 at 3:41PM

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Ralph Peer

Ralph Peer II honoured with ICMP outstanding contribution award

Ralph Peer II, chair and CEO of peermusic, has been awarded the inaugural International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) award ...

Rhian Jones
by Rhian Jones
on Jun 18th 2013 at 3:37PM
Sony Corp

Sony investor Loeb renews call for music and film spin-off

Sony Corp is facing renewed calls from investor Daniel Loeb to spin-off a portion of its film and music business ...

Tom Pakinkis
by Tom Pakinkis
on Jun 18th 2013 at 3:35PM
iTunes

Today's iTunes UK charts: Robin Thicke No.1, Jason Derulo No.2

Today's iTunes UK charts – correct at the time of posting (1pm) – are:

Rhian Jones
by Rhian Jones
on Jun 18th 2013 at 12:54PM
Piracy

Russia's vKontakte begins removing unlicensed copyrighted music

Russian website vKontakte has begun removing copyrighted music following requests from rightholders - a significant move following several lawsuits against ...

Tina Hart
by Tina Hart
on Jun 18th 2013 at 12:22PM

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Glastonbury

Glastonbury reveals stage times, Rolling Stones to play for over two hours

Organisers of the Glastonbury Festival have revealed the stage times for the event, and The Rolling Stones are set to ...

Tina Hart
by Tina Hart
on Jun 18th 2013 at 12:15PM
PledgeMusic

Universal Music Canada partners with PledgeMusic

Universal Music Canada has partnered with PledgeMusic to give its artists access to the direct-to-fan platform and its team.

Rhian Jones
by Rhian Jones
on Jun 18th 2013 at 10:15AM
ACM

ACM to offer US exchange programme

The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) has become the first specialist contemporary music school in further and higher education to ...

Rhian Jones
by Rhian Jones
on Jun 18th 2013 at 10:13AM
Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd available on Spotify after 1m stream 'unlock' campaign

The Pink Floyd catalogue is available in full on Spotify for all users following 1 million streams of the band’s ...

Tom Pakinkis
by Tom Pakinkis
on Jun 18th 2013 at 10:00AM
Music Week Presents: Mumiy Troll

Music Week Presents: Mumiy Troll

Russian cult art rockers, Mumiy Troll, will release new single, Swimming With Sharks in the UK on July 15. It  ...

on Jun 18th 2013 at 9:43AM
SONGS Music Publishing

Songs Music Publishing inks deal with Condé Nast Entertainment

SONGS Music Publishing has partnered with Condé Nast Entertainment in a deal that makes the indie publisher the primary source ...

Tom Pakinkis
by Tom Pakinkis
on Jun 17th 2013 at 2:15PM
Parliament

DCMS agrees 8% budget cut - report

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has agreed an 8% cut in spending for 2015-2016, apparently securing its immediate ...

Tom Pakinkis
by Tom Pakinkis
on Jun 17th 2013 at 1:48PM
iTunes

Today's iTunes UK charts: Robin Thicke No.1, Jason Derulo No.2

Today's iTunes UK charts – correct at the time of posting (1pm) – are:

Rhian Jones
by Rhian Jones
on Jun 17th 2013 at 12:54PM
New Music Week ChartPack available now

New Music Week ChartPack available now

Today's Music Week ChartPack is now available to read online or download - featuring the latest weekly Official Singles and ...

on Jun 17th 2013 at 12:19PM