Apple announced a new music streaming service on Monday called iTunes Radio, and although the company is already is a huge player in the digital music space, it will now go head-to-head with a whole slew of web radio leaders. iTunes Radio is most similar to Pandora, allowing users to create custom radio stations based…

A panel of representatives from the music subscription business tackled issues including market differentiation, how to expand internationally and what Apple’s entrance into the space means for competitors Monday at the New Music Seminar. Panelists included Jim Cady, president and CEO, Slacker; Andy Chen, CEO, Wimp Music; Sachin Doshi, head of development and analysis, Spotify;…

Sting, Green Day, Ed Sheeran and Mumford & Sons are among musicians raising their voices against poverty by re-recording classic protest songs. The agit8 project, which hopes to influence leaders at next week’s G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, is backed by the One Campaign set up by U2 front man Bono. It wants G-8 leaders…

Singer/songwriter John Legend has collaborated with some of music’s biggest names, from Stevie Wonder to Jay-Z, but there’s one superstar John has worked with time and time again: Kanye West. Watch as John opens up about his long-standing friendship with Kanye, the producer on each of his solo albums. Plus, find out if Kanye’s public…