Unofficial stats derived from things like traffic and app downloads collected by third parties can be notoriously  inaccurate.  But a new Comscore study shows that the supposedly “leaked” stat of 10 million Apple Music users may be dramatically incorrect….

In what appears to be a first for the company, Spotify has directly emailed Foo Fighters marketing material to the band’s top listeners on the service. This could be a significant development for record label promotional campaigns in future….

Independent labels are starting to make a push into the fast-growing business of streaming playlists. The Association for Independent Music has released a request for proposals for the creation of a playlist brand for independent music….

The Recording Academy, owner of the Grammy Awards, filed suit yesterday in California District Court against Power Music over the company’s sales of karaoke-worthy, aerobics-ready Grammy Tribute workout albums — like the one below — that the Academy thinks infringe upon its long-established trademark and too closely resemble its own annual, pre-Grammy Awards compilation….

The United Nations is launching a global campaign with a media blitz and an array of stars from Beyonce to Usain Bolt to spread news to everyone in the world about its new goals to eradicate poverty, fight inequality and combat climate change….

With 15.66 million digital songs sold in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 27, according to Nielsen Music, the industry saw its lowest weekly song volume in nearly eight years. It’s the smallest weekly sum for song downloads since the week ending Dec. 9, 2007, when 15.64 million were sold….

The people who put Eminem’s underwear on display and keep watch over the lyrics to ‘Purple Haze’ The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the Library and Archives are home to thousands of artifacts relating to all things rock ‘n’ roll. At the Rock Hall, you can see the hand-painted Porsche that…

Justin Bieber is marking a comeback: The singer set a new record on Spotify, besting One Direction. Spotify said Thursday (Sept. 3) that Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” was streamed more than 21 million times in just five days. The song sets a new record in the U.S. and globally, and surpassed the 20 million streams that…

The next milestone in Apple Music’s rapid evolution is nearly here. The 10-night Apple Music Festival will take place at London’s Roundhouse from September 19, featuring the likes of Pharrell Williams, Florence & The Machine, One Direction, The Chemical Brothers and The Weeknd….

Russian police have opened a probe into the collecting society RAO, which allegedly embezzled 500 million rubles ($7.4 million at the current exchange rate), against the backdrop of authorities pushing for changes to the copyright royalties collection system….