CMU: Complete Music Update


Arts Council to launch new talent fund at The Great Escape today During a keynote speech at The Great Escape in Brighton later today, Alan Davey, the... BPI to call on courts to block Grooveshark The BPI is preparing to force UK ISPs to block access to a new list... New Zealand supreme court to hear MegaUpload evidence case MegaUpload founder Kim 'Dotcom' Schmitz will be able to pursue one of his various legal... Björk to speak at Wired conference Björk will be among the speakers at Wired 2013, the annual conference organised by Wired ... The 40 year old Virgin announces birthday plans Virgin Records is to celebrate its 40th anniversary, and new status as a Universal-owned label,... Tim Burgess to launch new Band On The Wall music courses Manchester venue Band On The Wall has announced a series of new music education courses,... Spotify to show play counts for some tracks Spotify is to begin showing play counts for some of its most popular tracks, the... Alt-J launch new real time gig download app Soundhalo Fresh from winning themselves a couple of Ivor Novello Awards yesterday lunchtime, Alt-J sauntered over... Madonna makes Rita Ora her material girl Madonna has made advertising exec's dream Rita Ora the £500,000 face of her teen fashion ... Solange starts saintly, Sony-affiliated label, new LP on its way So, I said yesterday that Solange (Knowles) has signed to Sony/Columbia, but that isn't totally... Polyphonic Spree join The Music Management The Polyphonic Spree have taken on new management in the UK and Europe, and will... Indies comment on Warner/Parlophone deal, EC confirms they will gain PLG assets IMPALA and Merlin yesterday issued a statement talking up the positive effects of the European... Google launches streaming service So, as expected, Google launched a music streaming service yesterday. Of course, arguably Google already... Merlin reports streaming is booming for indie labels In the opening keynote of the CMU-programmed Great Escape convention this morning, the CEO of... Warner's purchase of Parlophone Label Group approved by European Commission The European Commission has granted approval for the sale of the Parlophone Label Group to... Google streaming service imminent Sony and Universal are on board, they've lined up, they've put on special hats and...		Ivor Novello Awards awarded The Ivor Novello Awards were handed out at a ceremony at Grosvenor House in London... Franz Ferdinand announce new LP In the first of today's 'big-name F-bands releasing a new LP' features, Franz Ferdinand have... Fuck Buttons bare LP details The world's most explicit buttons, that's 'noise' abstractionists Fuck Buttons, have unfastened the basic info... Julianna Barwick shares new track, LP details So, Julianna Barwick spent time in Reykjavik, Iceland, earlier this year, primarily to make the... Italians Do It Better unveil after Dark II Ah, at last, Approved-by-association synth-pop polygamist Johnny Jewel's 'Italo-disco' imprint Italians Do It Better has... One Direction list stadium dates Hi, stadiums of the world; One Direction are going to tour you. Not (to the... Beck et al to play Song Reader, live That Beck is going to have a stab at playing his new sheet music pamphlet,... Festival line-up update: Isle Of Man Festival, Godiva, Summer Sets On The Beach and more So! Festivals. Line-up updates here, there and everywhere. Well, specifically at the likes of the... Madonna makes Rita Ora her material girl Madonna has made advertising exec's dream Rita Ora the £500,000 face of her teen fashion ... Eric Avery quits Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails' return to the world hasn't even properly kicked off and already they've... Solange starts saintly, Sony-affiliated label, new LP on its way So, I said yesterday that Solange (Knowles) has signed to Sony/Columbia, but that isn't totally... Third Man reissuing Sun Records singles Similar to the one it had with blues label Document earlier this year, Jack White's... Ty Segall to release solo sleeper hit That lazy oaf Ty Segall can almost never 'BA' to release an LP (not), but... Icona Pop's I Love It given UK buy-date So, Icona Pop's mega-advertised megahit 'I Love It', which features Charli XCX, finally has a... Holy Ghost! share new track NYC dance act Holy Ghost! have shared a new single titled 'Dumb Disco Ideas', perhaps... Susan Boyle to tour Scotland Scotland may not have its independence, but one thing it does have is Susan Boyle.... Festival line-up update: Bestival, Visions, Tennant's Vital and more So, who wants an extra special bit of Bestival birthday bash news? Well, the festival's...