They’re both media giants on a worldwide scale, and they’ve both just released their list of tips for new music artists in 2016. In the red corner, the BBC, whose new 15-artist Sound Of… longlist includes the likes of Jack Garratt, Frances, Blossoms, NAO and Rat Boy….

Spotify unveiled its annual Year in Music results on Tuesday, with Drake topping a crowded field to become the world’s most streamed artist. The rapper had over 1.8 billion streams and 46 million listeners. The year’s most streamed female artist was Rihanna, with over 1 billion streams and 57 million listeners….

\ The sales keep climbing for Adele‘s blockbuster 25 album. After processing the first sales reports through Nov. 29, Nielsen Music says that 25 has sold at least 650,000 copies in its second week on sale in the U.S. Combined with the 3.38 million 25 sold in its first week (Nov. 20-Nov. 26), the album has now sold more than 4 million in…

\ Benny Boom is in negotations to replace Carl Franklin as director. With the clock ticking on Morgan Creek’s Tupac Shakur movie, the company is in the midst of hiring music video and commercial director Benny Boom to helm….

Last week, online file transfer service WeTransfer unveiled a new platform for streaming music, entering an increasingly crowded marketplace dominated by the likes of Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music. On the surface, it seems like a bizarre move for the Dutch company, known more for providing an easy way to send large files — a…

EDM promoter SFX Entertainment has hired investment bank Moelis & Co. to explore possibilities regarding the sale of non-core assets and restructuring its debut. The news was first reported by Reuters. A spokesperson for SFX confirmed the hiring to Billboard. SFX shares rose 20 percent to $0.36 on the news before falling to $0.302 by…

Rights holders in Canada earned a victory last week when the Supreme Court ruled that copies of musical works for broadcast are protected by copyright law, siding with the collective management society SODRAC over objections by the CBC….

Just in time for the holiday buying season, Spotify is repeating some the deep discounts that it offered earlier this year. And while they may help keep the music streamer stay competitive, they offer almost nothing in compensation to artists and rights holders. Spotify is promoting deep discounts to its Premium service, which usually costs $9.99 per month….

The BBC has unveiled the 15-artist longlist for its annual Sound Of… poll for 2016. It includes a range of new artists from the UK and beyond, including Alessia Cara, Billie Marten, Blossoms, Frances, Izzy Bizu (pictured), J Hus, Rat Boy, WSTRN and Jack Garratt – who last week was named as the winner of…

R&B/soul — in all its colorful glory — was celebrated during Centric/BET’s telecast of the annual Soul Train Awards this evening (Nov. 29), taped Nov. 6 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The Weeknd and “Uptown Funk” tied with two awards each to lead the winners’ circle….