Just one day before the untimely death of Adam “MCA” Yauch, The Beastie Boys were hit with lawsuit over four tracks; two from their landmark debut album Licensed To Ill and two from their follow-up, Paul’s Boutique. HipHop/R&B label Tuf America filed the lawsuit against all members of the Beastie Boys on May 3, just one day before member…

Pandora now has more than 150 million registered users, the company announced on Tuesday. Even as the online radio company faces increased competition from music streaming services like Rdio and Spotify, its numbers of both registered and active users have increased 50% since the beginning of the 2012 financial year. About 52 million users are…

Sirius XM Radio is lucky to be alive, and their growth hasn’t been cheap. But with 22.3 million subscribers, this is easily the largest music subscription service in the world.  In fact, they have roughly seven times the global subscriber base of Spotify, and Sirius chairman Mel Karmazin recently claimed to have more subscribers than…

Full story below courtesy of [Music Think Tank] When most people who want sponsorships think about their ultimate goal, it involves money. They’re looking for someone to fund their event, to pay for their tour, to raise money for their charity, and so on. When many business think about sponsoring someone, it ultimately involves money…