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Adam Driscoll, the former boss of the MAMA Group who left the company after the sale to HMV and who had already notched up a non-executive position at Chrysalis Music, has received backing for a new venture. >>more
The Great Escape festival and convention kicked off on Thursday 13th May in Brighton with a presentation from PRS For Music >>more
The international music industry has responded with delight at a court ruling that has found against LimeWire, one of the oldest file-sharing networks on the Internet. >>more
The organisers of the Glade festival have cancelled the 2010 event saying that "this year the requirements imposed upon us for policing, security and stewarding have been greatly increased. >>more
Vivendi, Europe's largest entertaimengt group, reported a 21% rise in Q1 profits to €598. >>more
A Greener Festival is releasing a new double CD featuring some of the best of British new talent with bands tipped from bookers at six of Britain's best-loved festivals including the City Showcase, Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, T-in-the-Park, Kendal Calling and Solfest. >>more
Rights holders in Germany and the USA are stepping up the pressure on Google's YouTube as rights holders seek to monetise the use of their copyrights. >>more
According to the Wall Street Journal, private equity firm Terra Firma has secured the necessary $156 million in new financing to cover a loan payment to Citigroup and has avoided the potential takeover of major record label EMI. >>more
Music-industry giant Live Nation Entertainment Inc has reported that its first-quarter loss widened as concert attendance slipped 3% and costs were pushed up by its acquisition of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. in the recently approved deal that closed early this year. >>more
Queen are the latest band to announce that they are leaving embattled UK major EMI. The band have said that they will leave the label for Universal when their current conract expires. >>more
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