Pink Floyd are suing their record label EMI, claiming that it has no right to sell their songs except as part of full albums. According to a 1999 contract, tunes like Money and Another Brick in the Wall cannot be “unbundled” from the albums on which they appear; EMI alleges this does not apply to [...]

Stadium proggers Muse have spoken out after their label Warner Brothers pulled the band’s music from streaming sites.
The impact of the internet on the music industry is still causing tremors. Struggling to adapt to shifting financial currents, many had thought that free streaming sites such as Spotify offered record companies a way out.
However Warner Brothers [...]

New London-based independent record label, One Bird Records, was founded by Laura Scott and Natalie Shaw following stints in music journalism, PR, events promotion and DJing. After meeting at a gig they were both reviewing, they decided to extend their combined polymath into the birth of this new label.
One Bird is a digital singles label, [...]

Cash strapped major label EMI have decided to place legendary studio Abbey Road up for sale.
One of the most iconic studios on the planet, Abbey Road was opened in 1931 by the Gramophone Company. Due to the primitive technology the studio’s acoustics were refined, giving the building an un-natural warmth.
As the British pop industry exploded [...]

Warner Music has indicated it may stop licensing its songs to free online streaming services such as Spotify and We7. The record label’s chief executive, Edgar Bronfman, said yesterday that allowing people to access free music on such sites was “clearly not positive for the industry”.
A spokesman for Warner Music confirmed that this will not [...]

New York indie-dance powerhouse DFA Records has been left in shock after co-founder Tim Goldsworthy split from the label.
Formed almost exactly a decade ago, DFA has become one of the planet’s most revered indie labels. Keeping its roster to a small compact crew of beat merchants, the imprint threw out the rulebook and began embracing [...]

Tom DeLonge of American punk trio Blink 182 is set to launch a new digital label.
The music industry is in crisis. Failure to respond to the threat of illegal downloading has left many labels adrift, with artists and industry figures alike at odds over how to progress in the 21st century.
Now Blink 182 could have [...]

Proposals for a new digital music format that its creators claim could take over from the MP3 have been unveiled.
Called MusicDNA, the format will go into beta testing in the spring with an aim to launching properly in the summer. Among its primary aims is to allow music fans to download complete artist packages that [...]

Franz Ferdinand singer Alex Kapranos has ranted at his American label after they licensed a track without the band’s permission.
Franz Ferdinand have always been a little bit more thoughtful than other indie acts. Perhaps it’s due to their art school background, or possibly Alex Kapranos training as an English teacher - whatever the reason, they’ve [...]

American indie rock giants Kings Of Leon have denied claims that they are set to switch labels.
Kings Of Leon’s breakthrough album ‘Only By The Night’ has turned them into one of America’s biggest musical exports. Ironically bigger everywhere else than their homeland, the album sent the band to the top of the charts.
However this success [...]