Red Hot Chili Peppers seeking $350M in masters catalog sale, with WMG leading the bid (report)

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are looking to sell their recorded masters catalog, with the iconic…

Instagram adds new music-sharing feature to direct messages

Instagram has launched a new way to share music in private chats, letting users send 30-second…

Court orders identity of 100 alleged music pirates to be revealed in record companies’ lawsuit against Altice USA

A US federal court in Texas has ordered telecom provider Altice USA to reveal the identities…

Sony Music asks court to dismiss copyright lawsuit filed by Patrick Moxey’s Ultra Music Publishing

Sony Music Entertainment has asked a court in New York to dismiss a lawsuit filed at…

TuneCore launches new ‘Advanced Trends and Analytics’ dashboard for for self-releasing artists

Believe-owned distribution platform TuneCore has released a new trends and analytics dashboard that it says is…

Warner Records strikes strategic partnership with Hip-Hop & R&B exec Tim Hinshaw to launch Free Lunch Records

Warner Records has entered into a strategic partnership with prominent hip-hop and R&B executive Tim Hinshaw.…

Spotify Singles franchise hits 10bn streams

Spotify‘s original recorded music franchise, Spotify Singles, has surpassed 10 billion streams worldwide. The program invites…

Reservoir acquires UK dance/electronic label New State – including recorded music catalog of 13,000+ tracks

New York-headquartered Reservoir Media has acquired prominent UK dance and electronic label New State, in a…

Lady Gaga tops 123m monthly listeners on Spotify, breaking record for largest monthly audience achieved by a female artist on the platform

Lady Gaga just broke the record for the largest monthly audience ever achieved by a female artist on…

Richard N. Baer appointed Executive VP, General Counsel and Secretary at SiriusXM

Satellite and online radio company Sirius XM Holdings has appointed Richard N. Baer as Executive Vice…