Rihanna’s not the first person to use the phrase (or title a song) “Bitch Better Have My Money,” a fact that she herself acknowledged by posting a clip of the 1988 blaxploitation parody film I’m Gonna Git You Sucka right before the song premiered. But now she’s dealing with accusations that she stole the track…

If you’re single and looking to mingle these days, chances are you have at least one dating app on your phone, and it’s likely that Tinder is one of them. The addictive swiping like-it-or-hate-it program has become a staple on many people’s phones, and the company isn’t content in just making matches between love-hungry singles….

Moments before Jay Z and 15 other superstar artists took the stage in a studio behind New York’s James A. Farley Post Office in Herald Square to unveil plans for Tidal, a relaunch of the Swedish streaming music service, no one seemed more confused than the artists themselves….

For decades, the music business ran largely on instinct: magic ears, gut feelings, weird hunches. Success had a thousand fathers, as well as a certain mystery. Label executives knew a hit when they heard one, and they promoted it until the public agreed — or not….

The joke Marc Weinstein likes to tell when the co-founder of California-based record chain Amoeba Music is asked about what he does for a living, is that he’s basically worked in and around record shops for most of his life to avoid getting a real job….

Google announced that for the fifth year in a row, YouTube has a deal to live-stream — free to fans — the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s opening weekend, which runs April 10-12….

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers will present KISS with the ASCAP Founders Award at the 32nd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards April 29 at Loews Hollywood Hotel….

Grooveshark, a music-streaming service that’s survived years of legal battles, could be closer to extinction after a court decision issued Friday. Judge Alison Nathan of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York granted EMI Music North America’s motion for summary judgment on claims that Escape Media Group Inc., Grooveshark’s parent company, infringed its…

What a difference a flashy launch makes…TIDAL, the streaming music service which Jay Z bought just last week for $56 million is, as of today, valued at a reported $250 million….

Back in 2011 Mood Media purchased background company Muzak….