Beware of Frances: She’s on a one-woman mission to force all the water in your body out through your tear ducts. Nominated for the Brits critics’ choice award and the BBC Sound of 2016, the...
Spotify has become the first music streaming service to pass 50 million paying customers. It reached the milestone after adding 10 million subscribers in less than six months, staying ahead of its...
Spotify has extended its lead as the world's largest streaming company as it announced Thursday that it had 50 million paying subscribers. The Swedish company posted the figure on Twitter. Apple...
After a dearth of technology listings in 2016, Snapchat parent Snap is set for its market debut as early as this week. The initial public offering (IPO) if successful could presage a wave of listings...
Bruno Mars earns his first No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart (dated March 4) as "That's What I Like" leaps 5-1 following a spirited performance of the track at the 59th Annual Grammy...
Drake, the world's top-selling artist last year, has accused the Grammys of pigeonholing him as a rapper because he is black and said he does not want his latest awards. Drake, who won the Grammys...
Lovers who plan to celebrate Valentine's Day with some music in the bedroom have voted -- they do it to Rihanna. Leading streaming service Spotify marked the holiday of love Tuesday by analyzing...
Prince's classic albums including "Purple Rain" on Sunday returned to major streaming services, bringing a new audience to the late pop legend who fought music industry convention. Hours before a...
The Nigerian singer is nominated in the Album of the Year as a featured artiste and producer on Drake’s fourth studio album, ‘Views’. Wizkid could finally earn his first ever Grammy award...
Drake has been named the best-selling artist of 2016. The Canadian star achieved millions of sales and billions of streams with his fourth album, Views, which topped the charts around the world. He...
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New money transfer sponsorship will empower Ghanaians to celebrate and connect with friends and family on Ghana's 60th anniversary and beyond London & Accra, 24 January 2017: Digital money transfer...
Ed Sheeran's new singles Shape of You and Castle On The Hill have entered the UK singles chart at number one and number two respectively. The Official Charts Company says it is the first time in...
Millions of dollars in unclaimed music royalties in the US will be distributed by YouTube following an agreement with the US National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). The payout refers to...
Link Up by Reggie and Bollie The Ghanaian music duo Reggie and Bollie who became the first Rana up in last years U. Ks famous television show the X factor has released yet another hit song titled...
YouTube has said it has paid the music industry $1bn (£794m) in royalties this year - but record companies have responded by claiming it is not enough. The spat began on Tuesday, when YouTube's...
A court battle over the streaming rights to Prince's back catalogue has been triggered, after the late singer's estate and Jay Z's Tidal service filed competing claims in the US. Prince's estate...
Music service Spotify is rolling out a fix to stop its desktop application repeatedly writing huge amounts of junk data to computer users’ hard drives. Reporters from new site Ars Technica found...
Liberia has been repeatedly cut off from the internet by hackers targeting its only link to the global network. Recurrent attacks up to 3 November flooded the cable link with data, making net access...
Video sites such as YouTube will be forced to pay more to musicians and record companies under plans to reform European copyright laws. The draft directive will also require publishers and producers...
