A new noise curfew has been placed on property outside Austin city limits after a dispute between the owners of a popular festival site and a neighboring farmer. Travis County Commissioners voted on Tuesday to begin enforcing time limits to put them more in line with Austin proper….

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) claims that since it launched Operation Creative and the Infringing Website List (IWL) in summer 2013, there has been a 73% decrease in advertising from the UK’s ‘top ad spending companies’ on copyright infringing websites….

Movie star, comedian and Grammy-winning musician Steve Martin will be honored by the International Bluegrass Music Association with a distinguished achievement award….

As the dance music boom became a roar in 2012, SFX founder Robert Sillerman, who had sold ­previous incarnations of his ­multifacted live entertainment company for billions, saw his chance. He began snatching up properties in the genre, and with ­financing and proceeds from a splashy $260 million IPO in October 2013, ­ultimately acquired a…

After Dr. Dre released Compton on Aug. 6 — his long-awaited third studio album and first in nearly 16 years — he re-enters the Social 50 chart (dated Aug. 22) for the first time since 2011. He climbs back at No. 35 with a 275 percent gain in chart points, matching his previous high (logged on the list dated Jan. 1,…

Performing rights organizations like ASCAP and BMI are on constant lookout for ways to generate royalties for their songwriters and rights holders, but one publishing exec (and former ASCAP vp) argues they need to look harder — maybe even break a sweat — when dealing with your favorite fitness center….

Could a pay-to-play relationship between artists and DJsbe the future of radio? Although historically frowned upon, a business model which allows DJs to screen songs while being paid for their time could be beneficialfor both artists and radio stations….

The Weeknd has yet another honor to tout when he headlines the first Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival, to be held Aug. 22-23 at Jones Beach in New York: he’s the top musical act in the U.S. for a third week, holding atop the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Aug. 22)….

Billboard has aligned with Barclays Center for the launch of an exclusive club situated inside the state-of-the-art Brooklyn venue. The 300-capacity Billboard Lounge will open this September at the entry level of the Barclays Center in a 5,500-square-foot space. The new club will host music showcases and will serve as an intimate destination at Brooklyn Nets and New York…

How do bands promote themselves on Spotify? I can’t promise that you are going to be an overnight superstar, but I can guarantee that if you follow these 7 steps you will give yourself the best chance of online visibility when getting music on Spotify. …