Musicpiracyisontheincreaseworldwide,with40percentofusersareaccessingunlicensedmusic,upfrom35percentlastyear,theglobalrecordedmusicindustrygroupIFPIsaid.Internet
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Applediscontinuedsalesoftwoofitsmusicplayers,iPodnanoandiPodshuffleonThursdayinamovereflectingthedecliningpopularityofthedevicesinanerawhenmostuserslistentothem
EdSheeranisupagainstactsincludingStormzyandAlt-Jinthebattleforthisyear'sMercuryPrize.ThisisthefirsttimeSheeranfeaturesontheshortlistandheistheonlypopstartocompe
Newmusicfromworld-renownedAustralianAboriginalsingerGurrumulwillbereleasednextmonth,hisrecordlabelsaid,withonealbumalreadycompletedaspartofadocumentary.Thesinge
MusicstreamingcompanySpotifyisclosetoagreeingonanewlicensingpactwithWarnerMusic,thelastbigmusicroyaltydealitneedsbeforepushingaheadwithaUSstockmarketlisting,fou
What music does a prime minister listen to during his spare time? Canada's Justin Trudeau gave his answer.
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Senegalese-AmericanrapperAkonannouncedSaturdayhewouldpurchase50percentofAfricanmusicdownloadserviceMusikBi,astheplatformstrugglestogainafootholdafteritslaunch18
Youcannowlistentomusicyou’veuploadedtoandpurchasedfromGooglePlayMusic—notjustfreeradiostationsor,ifyou’reasubscribertoAllAccess,whatever’savailableon-demand.Tha
Getting into electronic music is a breeze these days with all the great iOS apps out there.
GettingintoelectronicmusicisabreezethesedayswithallthegreatiOSappsoutthere.Ripplemaker,forexample,isafantasticmodularsynthappthatevennewbiescanuse,whileveterans
FrenchelectroniccomposerPierreHenry--whosemusicinspiredthethemetuneoftheAmericananimatedtelevisionseries"Futurama"--hasdiedattheageof89,hisassistantsaidThursday
PaulMcCartneyhasreachedasettlementovercopyrighttotheBeatlescatalog,avoidingalegalbattlethatcouldhavehadwideramificationsforthemusicbusiness.McCartneyfiledalawsu
JapaneseentertainmentgiantSonyhassaiditwillre-startproductionofvinylrecords,30yearsafterabandoningtheformat.AfactorysouthwestofTokyowillstartpressingrecordsagai