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Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. A lawsuit filed by independent musician Bryan Eich claims that Apple and Apple Music failed to obtain the required compulsory mechanical…

Apple has confirmed its purchase of music discovery app Shazam for $400 million. In a statement sent to The Verge, Apple said: "Apple Music and Shazam are a natural fit, sharing a passion for music…

Spotify and Tencent Music Entertainment have confirmed reports that they are are entering into a stock-swap arrangement. Confirmed via Spotify's blog on Friday night (Dec 8), Sweden-based Spotify and…

After vehemently denying it would phase out iTunes music downloads in May 2016, Apple has reportedly scheduled a complete axing of downloads for early 2019. According to Digital Music News, "multiple…

"It's going to be hard for me not to spend the next 15 minutes and 47 seconds talking about that Gang of Youths album if I'm honest." Zane Lowe, the New Zealand-born Apple Music exec and DJ, is in…

From 4pm this afternoon, DJ Zane Lowe will be beaming the best established and up-and-coming Aussie talent to the world, via three episodes of his world-famous Beats 1 radio show. The shows will be…

Warner Music Group has concluded a licensing deal with Apple Music which, according to people familiar with the negotiations, will see the music major receive a smaller cut of royalties than it did…

Will.i.am has teamed up with Amuse, a new service that boasts it is the "world's first mobile record label." But, aside from a savvy tagline, which does this actually mean? Basically, Amuse offers…

The annual Apple Music Festival in London is no longer, Apple have confirmed. The yearly series of concerts, starting in 2007 as the iTunes Festival, have seen the world's biggest stars play to Apple…

YouTube is an incredible haven for video content, and the strongest example besides Wikipedia of the inherent will of humans to document and share their own collective history. Surely that's the only…