The 2001 documentary turned book features many of the same characters — Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, Suge Knight — but no music rights, which could complicate the deal….

SoulCycle, the increasingly popular spin-class-meets-dance-party fitness company’s integral use of music in their business is calling into question whether or not the traditional “general licensing” method currently being used by PROs is really the best option….

New York-based Rebel One’s writers include Scott Harris, who recently penned ten songs for Shawn Mendes’ new album Handwritten, plus writer/producer Kyle Shearer (Tove Lo, Carly Rae Jepsen); artists SIVIK and Lesley Roy, and writer/producer Rob Guariglia….

The amount of royalties paid out by Pandora to artists, labels, songwriters and publishers continues to cause controversy. The US-based streaming radio platform distributed $256m to music rights-holders in the first half of 2015, generated from around 80m active listeners across North America, Australia and New Zealand….

Puff Daddy & The Family will headline the performance lineup at the second annual Revolt Music Conference at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach (Oct. 15-18)….

With SFX’s stock recently downgraded and its top executives’ pay altered, the financially shaky EDM promoter has now announced it is canceling the One Tribe festival outside Los Angeles as a result of poor ticket sales. …

Even in this digital age of music, fans can still be willing to part with cash in exchange for a physical copy of your album, particularly if you sell it right. Here are six tips for getting your CD into the hands of concert goers….

EMI Production Music has declared what it calls an ‘amnesty’ of samples from its back catalogue – promising not to punish artists, producers and labels with legal action or back-dated royalty claims if they come forward and admit use….

A new report on online content by the European Commission says 60 percent of the nearly 27,000 European consumers surveyed in January either streamed or downloaded music in the previous 12 months, higher than video content (59 percent, excluding sports), games (37 percent), sports (35 percent) and e-books (27 percent). …

With its 10th anniversary on the near horizon, Pandora has decided its best present is to take away the commercials for a day. The streaming music firm has shared details for its Listener Love Day, on which the firm will celebrate its milestone by going ad-free for U.S. users for 24 hours….