Concert promoter Live Nation saw growth almost across the board in the first quarter of 2015 and was helped by a strong Ticketmaster performance. Total revenue was $1.12 billion, down 0.6 percent from the prior-year period but up 4.4 percent at constant currency. Operating loss fell to $23.9 million from $12.3 million and at constant currency…

A prolonged legal battle between Grooveshark and the three major labels has reached its conclusion. Escape Media, parent company to music streaming service Grooveshark, has agreed to settle with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group and cease all operations, effectively “wiping its computer servers of all the record companies’ music, and…

This morning, Vevo — the video network with investments from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Abu Dhabi Media Group, as well as interest from Google — announced its new CEO, four months after the departure of founding leader Rio Caraeff. Taking his place will be Erik Huggers, an executive with extensive experience leading companies…

Taylor Swift keeps a firm grasp on the top spot of the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated May 9), while Wiz Khalifa rises to No. 2. Further down the list, Justin Timberlake surges with a little help from his newly expanded family….

[Digital Music News]

It’s a chilly night in Manhattan, but a diverse crowd of neon-clad fans has gathered outside Midtown’s Terminal 5 dressed like they’re headed off to a summer EDM festival. Bright face-paint complements their glow-in-the-dark accessories — it’s a curious sight, since they’re here to see a group that bills itself as an indie rock band….

A judge has set a July trial date for the murder case against former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight….

The Killers have been laying low since they wrapped a big tour last summer — which doesn’t necessarily sit well with frontman Brandon Flowers. “A couple of the guys want to take a break from touring and the rat race,” the singer, 33, told Rolling Stone. “I want to keep it going.”…

It might seem as though the band has been playing its big-guitar, harmony-heavy tunes since the shoegaze wave of the late 1980s and early ’90s, but that moment happened before these musicians were born. Still, they play with all the passion pressed onto those now-collectible Creation and 4AD records….

Amazon, Google and Pandora have joined forces with radio stations, restaurants and other music distributors to push back against an effort by musicians, publishers and record labels to charge more for the use of their songs….