Armando Christian Perez, aka Pitbull, has launched his own channel on US satellite radio network Sirius XM….

The top digital music services are still struggling with a very basic problem: How to get listeners to pay for content. While there will always be users who prefer a free option, there are many listeners who, if given a more enticing option, would invest in a richer experience….

The global value of the recorded music industry will nearly double over the next five years thanks to the worldwide explosion of streaming – and Universal needs to shake off Vivendi’s ownership to take full advantage….

The big industry move was made in hopes of reducing music piracy…

Willie Nelson’s well known for toking up, but now he’s making plans to help others do so too. And in the process, he stands to make a buck….

It’s been a good year for Marshawn Lynch, even without getting the chance to become the face of the nation….

Does America really need another music awards show? Maybe not, but as the success of the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Awards showed last year, there’s plenty of room in the kudosphere regardless….

Publishers have expressed their increasing intent to bypass ASCAP and BMI to cut direct deals with digital music services. Now organizations representing a broad spectrum of songwriters are questioning the deals. Notably absent from the signatories to their open letter is the North American Publishers Association….

“Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content… And Airbnb, the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate.”…

Late in February, Powerade premiered a commercial starring Chicago Bulls all-star Derrick Rose and the voice of the late Tupac Shakur reading poetry taken from his song “Mama’s Just a Little Girl.” As a child, representing Rose, rides his bike through an inner-city neighborhood, the voiceover intones, “You wouldn’t ask why the rose that grew…