The satellite radio giant, which recently aired Grateful Dead concerts, added 692,000 subs in the second quarter, up 46 percent from the year-ago period….

Russia’s largest social networking website VKontakte has signed a goodwill agreement with Sony Music, a move that could potentially become a game changer for the Russian music industry. “The litigation between Sony and VKontakte was canceled as a goodwill agreement was concluded,” a spokesperson for VKontakte told Billboard, adding that the agreement was made possible thanks…

  Attorneys for suing filmmakers uncover a blurry version of an 88-year-old book in the files of Warner/Chappell. That leads to another serendipitous discovery….

Inside sources at some of the major labels—who are bound by ironclad NDAs—say that Apple Music has attracted more than 10 million subscribers in a mere four weeks….

The guiding foursome of Farm Aid — Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencampand Dave Matthews — will celebrate a milestone for the organization that supports America’s family farmers with a 30th-anniversary concert in Chicago on Sept 19, featuring Imagine Dragons, whose album Smoke and Mirrors topped the Billboard 200 on its arrival in March….

Snapchat is giving its Discover platform — an editorial “outlet” within the hugely popular app launched in January that features content from companies like Vice, The Daily Mail and Comedy Central — a bit of a content overhaul….

Russia plans to create a media group focused on promoting local “patriotic” artists, making sure that they communicate messages in line with official ideology….

While a college education theoretically prepares one for life in the real world, the reality is often quite different. Here are a few misconceptions that recent college grads may have picked up during their academic tenure….

Record labels are considering pulling all music videos off  YouTube because its become the free music service of choice for so many.  They’re are upset over the lack of revenue and the anemic pace of Google’s efforts to add paid tiers and better monetize the service….

Streaming radio firm Pandora is in high spirits: last week, the company posted a $1 billion turnover within a 12 month period for the first time in its history. (Admittedly, a $16.1m Q2 net loss takes the sheen off slightly.) What’s perhaps even more interesting than the hard numbers, though, is a telling comment made by Pandora…