SFX CEO Sillerman Makes Offer To Take EDM Conglomerate Private

Let the bidding wars begin! The CEO of SFX has offered to take the EDM giant private.  Today's move is likely to set off a bidding war that includes Live. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 1.17.15: Spirit Music, Universal, SESAC & More

Spirit Music Group has acquired the catalog of composer Henry Mancini for US administration. The catalog includes iconic songs such as “Moon River” from the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s as well as themes. Continue reading

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Bandcamp Launches Indie Label Portal

Direct to fan digital sales platform Bandcamp has launched an accompanying portal designed to better serve independent record labels. The new Bandcamp For Labels adds unified accounting and stats across. Continue reading

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Kurt Hanson’s AccuRadio Raises $2.5 Million To Take On Pandora

  Long before there was Pandora or iHeart Radio, there was AccuRadio. Today the online radio pioneer and its CEO Kurt Hanson announced the company has raised a “Series A”. Continue reading

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Beats Music Details Leak: Super Bowl, AT&T and More

In an increasingly crowded sector, it's important to launch with a little noise and a better product.  That's exactly what Beats Music intends to do later this month, according to. Continue reading

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Top Exec Admits Facebook Isn’t Cool, But Swears Teens Aren’t Dumping Them

Starting in May, a variety of studies have shown that teens are cooling to Facebook.  "We did see a decrease in daily users specifically among younger teens," CFO David Ebersman confirmed during a. Continue reading

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Beats Names IKEA Exec Matthew Costello As COO

(UPDATED) Beats,  the audio brand and soon to launch streaming music service co-founded by Dr. Dre and record exec Jimmy Iovine, has appointed Matthew Costello as Chief Operating Officer. Separately, Beats. Continue reading

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Beats Music Launch Details Leak

We've been hearing about Beats subscription music service for almost a year, but soon we may be able to experience it.  Beats Music will launch “within the next few months” in. Continue reading

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