USA Spotify hit with $1.6 billion copyright lawsuit Wixen Music Publishing Inc last week sued music streaming giant Spotify for allegedly using thousands of songs without a license and compensation to the music publisher. 03/01/2018
world news Veteran white men top list of 2017 music tours Irish rock band U2 raked in more than 260 million euros this year from its 30th anniversary 50-date "Joshua Tree" tour. 29/12/2017
Cult Morocco: Visa For Music showcases Africa and Middle-East artists The 2017 Visa For Music (VFM) has taken place in the Moroccan city of Rabat, Morocco. 17/12/2017
Morocco Spotlight in Rabat on African and Middle Eastern music The Moroccan city of Rabat is hosting "Visa For Music" 23/11/2017
Cult Bruno Mars dominates the 2017 American Music Awards Fans also vote to honour Keith Urban, Diana Ross, and Lady Gaga at the 43rd American Music Awards. 20/11/2017
Business Line Virtual Reality excites Cannes Lions festival At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity there was a lot of discussion around evolving virtual reality technologies. 27/06/2017
USA Kiss frontman Gene Simmons wants to trademark "devil horns" gesture Kiss frontman Gene Simmon's bid to trademark the hard rock "devil horns" salute as his creation is being ridiculed 17/06/2017
Cult U2 hit the road with their classic album 'The Joshua Tree' Irish rockers U2 will mark the 30th anniversary of their hit album “The Joshua Tree” The Joshua Tree. 11/01/2017
Cult Former child prodigy JoJo is all grown up American singer-songwriter JoJo is back with a new album, ‘Mad Love’. 10/11/2016
Business Line Cheap oil and the music industry's digital revolution In this edition of Business Line we look in depth at the major oil producers attempts to stop prices falling and why they failed, plus the good news for the music industry from the digital revolution. 20/04/2016
USA Prog rock legend Keith Emerson dies, aged 71 Acclaimed keyboardist and leader in the progressive rock movement, Keith Emerson has died, aged 71. The Yorkshire-born musician was perhaps best 12/03/2016
USA 'Happy birthday' and the other top ten most lucrative songs in history 'Happy Birthday to You' tops the list of highest-grossing songs in history. From March it could be freely available to everyone. 10/02/2016
le mag Adele leads Brit Awards nominations Adele leads the 2016 Brit Awards nominations with four nods including the coveted Album of the Year for her multi-million selling album ‘25’. She is 18/01/2016
Cinema Nicholas Hoult stars in Britpop cult novel adaptation ‘Kill Your Friends’ is a dark comedy-thriller that takes a satirical look at the hedonism within the British music industry during the Britpop craze 03/11/2015
le mag WOMEX sets the pace for world music This year the Hungarian capital Budapest became the centre of world music as it hosted the World Music Expo. Bands from all over the world made 26/10/2015
le mag Wondaland artists use 'sound as a weapon' for Black Lives Matters Grammy award winning artist Janelle Monáe is making waves in the music industry with her sonic movement Wondaland. The collective are on a major 31/08/2015
USA 50 Cent files for bankruptcy Rapper 50 Cent has filed for bankruptcy in New York reporting debts and assets in the range of $10 million to $50 million. It comes two months 14/07/2015
le mag Global deal to distribute new music each and every Friday Friday July 10, 2015, signals another sea change in music. From now on, singles and albums will be released before the weekend, harmonising when 10/07/2015
USA Miley Cyrus' antics the talk of the MTV Video Music Awards The much anticipated MTV Video Music Awards were held on Sunday night in Brooklyn and crowds of screaming fans were not left disappointed, with 26/08/2013
world news Five albums to see you through the summer Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail (July 4) Oddly, Shawn Knowles-Carter’s twelfth studio album won’t be preceded by any singles, but we have heard its 27/06/2013
