Industry

Press release from The Official Charts Company: The Official Singles Chart is set to include audio streams for the first time from next month (July, 2014), the Official Charts Company has confirmed. The move, supported by the UK music industry, follows an explosion in streaming services...

The reluctance of a host of independent record labels to sign up for YouTube's upcoming subscription service could see works by major artists being banned from the video site, according to Sky News. The site has been accused over offering unfair terms in the contracts...

The BBC have shared further details of their BBC Music vision. At a special conference this morning (16th June), BBC Director General Tony Hall confirmed the vision for BBC Music was "about putting music right at the heart of the BBC & supporting young British...

Rob Da Bank and DJ Yoda are to join BBC Radio 6Music's weekly 6 Mix show, the broadcaster has announced. The two names will join the show's already stellar line-up of resident DJs - Jamie xx, Andrew Weatherall, Derrick May, Groove Armada, Goldie...

Following last week's final announcement regarding Apple's $3bn takeover of headphone-maker Beats, the tech company's SVP Eddy Cue joined Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine for an interview with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, discussing the partnership and what's next on the horizon, as part of...

Following reports earlier this week of Twitter's interest in buying Soundcloud, we're now hearing reports that the purchase may have now fallen through. According to sources close to the Wall Street Journal, Twitter have ceased continuing conversations due as "the numbers didn't add up", however...

A surprising article has reached us regarding the possibility of Twitter and Soundcloud in talks for a buyout of the music site's operations. According to Re/Code (who iterates that there is no such deal in place as yet, merely potential conversations), sources familiar to both...

BBC Radio 1 have confirmed four brand new signings, including big name DJs Tiësto and Martin Garrix, as part of their Radio 1 Residency, previously known as In New DJ’s We Trust. The mega-DJs will also be joined by new recruits from the underground scene...

Laptop and software maker Razer have confirmed a new partnership with Afrojack on a new piece of technology that combines Afrojack’s expertise with the Razer Blade Pro laptop in a bid to help DJs and producers make better music. The fruits of the partnership...

Kate Garraway, Andrew Castle and Myleene Klass are to join Tina Hobley amongst others as Smooth Radio relaunches to be come the UK’s fourth largest commercial radio network. Next month, the station will relaunch with a focus toward 'Your Relaxing Music Mix', and will see...