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MTV Music Channels Sign Off Forever With the One That Started It All: ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’

MTV debuted its flagship channel MTV Music in 1981 with the now-classic Buggles song The post MTV Music Channels Sign Off Forever With the One That Started It All: ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ appeared first on TheWrap...

Latest Music Industry Hires: Primary Wave, BMG, Alliance Entertainment, Atlantic, BMI, RCA UK, More

Primary Wave deputy COO Lexi Todd. Photo Credit: Primary Wave Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of January 23rd, 2026. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send

Classical music takes centre stage in Paris des Arts

This week, we dive into the world of classical music. We meet one of the most inspiring voices of her generation, mezzo-soprano Léa Desandre. She welcomes us into one of the French capital's temples of classical music, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées...

More Data Emerges on UK Music Industry Growth In 2025, With Streaming Posting Single-Digit Percentage Increases

Photo Credit: Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) Streaming services and retailers grew UK revenues from music, video, and games in 2025 to an all-time record, and four times faster than the economy. Streaming and retail entertainment sales grew four times faster than the UK economy in 2025, with music, video, and games revenues up 7.1% to

Nintendo Music “Special Release” Adds Seven Tracks From Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Sample this incredible soundtrack right now.If you keep up with the Nintendo Music app's release schedule, you probably noticed Nintendo didn't update the app at the regular time earlier this week.Read the full article on nintendolife.com...

Xposure Music Announces $42.5 Million Raise, Doubles Down on ‘Mission to Become One of the World’s Leading Independent Catalog Buyers’

Artist advance and catalog acquisition company Xposure Music has announced a $42.5 million funding round, thereby upping its total capital raised past the $50 million mark. Nearly five-year-old Xposure reached out with word of the sizable tranche today. According to the Montreal-headquartered business, the $42.5 million at hand consists of “new debt and equity funding,”

ASCAP Faces $123 Million Radio Royalties Lawsuit from Production Music Owners: ‘ASCAP Severely Underpays Its Non-Feature Music Members for the Utilization of Their Works’

Photo Credit: Eric Nopanen Is ASCAP systematically underpaying radio performance royalties for non-feature music? A number of production music owners and publishers believe so, and they’ve slapped the PRO with a $123 million lawsuit as a result. Alibi Music, Capp Records, Manhattan Production Music, and eight others, repped by entertainment attorney Richard Busch, submitted that

New Music Friday: 20 Hip-Hop Releases You Need On Your Playlist

Ferg, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Baby, Central Cee, Stove God Cooks, Russ, and more artists unleash new tunes...

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