We always like to ask how the successful people in the Music Business get started. It’s something we want to know in any field, but especially in the Music Business because these stories provide insight as to how others could walk a path to finding success in the Music Biz. Mark Campana is huge in…

European media giant Bertelsmann on Thursday posted a record first-quarter profit of $267 million (€207 million). That marked a 43% jump over the year-ago period thanks to earnings from newly-acquired music rights group BMG and a solid performance of the German TV market. Bertelsmann took full control of BMG from private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts…

Member labels of independent rights organization Merlin saw growth in both streaming and download revenue in 2012, according to numbers released by the organization Thursday. But the labels are doing the best at streaming services. Over 92% of Merlin’s labels had streaming revenue growth in 2012. Over half of the labels increased streaming revenues between…

“The Voice” could soon be returning to its original panel. Days after news surfaced that Christina Aguilera was in talks to return to the hit NBC series, with Cee Lo Green reportedly hot on her heels, season four coach Shakira confirms that she will not be back for the show’s fifth season. “It was a…