After widespread criticism of the film academy’s overwhelmingly white slate of Oscar nominees this year, the organization has announced a roster of potential new members that skews younger and more diverse….

The Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945 and one of the most respected musical education institutes in the world, and the Boston Conservatory, the equally venerated performing arts school founded in 1967, today announced the first step towards a merger. The schools are located a few short blocks from each other in the Fenway…

The Rolling Stones takes the top slot on the weekly Hot Tours recap (see list, below) for the first time since launching its Zip Code tour in late May….

The major labels plus ABKCO – the owner of classic Rolling Stones copyrights – have jointly been awarded $210m as part of a settlement with US digital radio giant Sirius XM….

X Ambassadors have been killing it lately on the rock charts….

The House of Blues, a landmark music venue on the iconic Sunset Strip for more than two decades, will shut for good in the first week of August -– two years earlier than expected. …

Two months after the Conservative government’s Economic Action Plan 2015 for Canada included its intention to amend the Copyright Act from 50 years to 70 years, the bill has been given royal assent and is now law. That ensures that song records will enjoy copyright royalties from early works well into their senior years….

  The prevalence of counterfeit goods sold on social media sites such as Facebook has led British authorities to launch one of the biggest ever enforcement operations of its kind in a concerted bid to combat online piracy….

Spotify’s acquisition of analytics consultancy Seed Scientific, whose clients include Audi, Unilever, and the United Nations, is another stage in its race to build the best digital music service for artists, advertisers and the company itself….

Taylor Swift‘s open letter to Apple resulted in the tech giant tweaking its 90-day free trial policy earlier this week. Now, Swift has announced that 1989, her latest blockbuster album, will be featured on the new streaming platform. …