Linda Lewis, Singer & Famed Backing Vocalist, Dies Aged 72

Linda Lewis dies

Photo Credit: David Tomaseti British singer-songwriter and famed backing vocalist Linda Lewis, whose career spanned more than 40 years, has died aged 72. Linda Lewis, the British singer-songwriter best known for her five-octave vocal range […]

Maxi Jazz obituary | Dance music

Faithless in 1998: Maxi Jazz, centre, Sister Bliss, right, and Dave Randall, guitarist with the group between 1996 and 1999.

Maxi Jazz, who has died aged 65, was a founder member of the British band Faithless. During the late 1990s and early 2000s they became one of the biggest names in electronic dance music, creating […]

Ellie Goulding, Tems and Ed Sheeran honoured at BMI London Awards 2022 – Music News

Ellie Goulding, Tems and Ed Sheeran honoured at BMI London Awards 2022 - Music News

Ellie Goulding gushed that it “means the world” to still be winning accolades after more than a decade in the music business upon receiving the BMI President’s Award. The ‘Still Falling For You’ hitmaker was […]

Ellie Goulding and Tems to be honoured at BMI London Awards – Music News

Ellie Goulding and Tems to be honoured at BMI London Awards - Music News

Ellie Goulding is set to be honoured with the BMI President’s Award at the 2022 BMI London Awards. The ‘Easy Lover’ hitmaker is set to be recognised for her “contributions to the art of music […]

Warner Music Adopts SoundCloud Fan-Powered Royalty Model

SoundCloud and Twitch

Photo Credit: SoundCloud About three months after celebrating the anniversary of its fan-powered royalty model, SoundCloud has officially inked a global licensing deal with Warner Music Group. Under the pact, WMG will become the first […]

Frank Zappa Estate Sells Name, Likeness, and Catalog to Universal Music

Frank Zappa Estate Sells Name, Likeness, and Catalog to Universal Music

Universal Music Group has officially become the “permanent home” of Frank Zappa’s body of work, the major label and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s estate have announced. Universal Music unveiled the pact […]

Universal Music Group Issues Over $1 Billion In ‘Eurobond’ Notes

Universal Music Publishing Group Inks Administration Deal With Univision

Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially issued €1 billion (currently $1.06 billion) worth of “Eurobond” notes. The Big Three record label, which listed shares on the Euronext Amsterdam last September, just recently unveiled the more […]

Harry Styles takes it to the bedroom on ‘Harry’s House’

Chuck Arnold

It’s called “Harry’s House,” but the much-anticipated new album by the hottest male pop star on the planet — that would be, duh, Harry Styles — plays more like “Harry’s Boudoir.” Indeed, the sexy intimacy […]

Jamiroquai Is Heading to The Sandbox, Launching Limited-Edition Merch

Jamiroquai Is Heading to The Sandbox, Launching Limited-Edition Merch

Jamiroquai performing at Coachella. Photo Credit: Raph_PH In January, Warner Music Group (WMG) partnered with The Sandbox, a blockchain-powered metaverse platform. Now, the interactive virtual world is set to feature jazz-funk mainstay Jamiroquai as part […]