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Universal Music Group Hires Gracenote Co-Founder Ty Roberts as CTO

The world's biggest music label hires a digital music vet.

Here's why the music labels are furious at YouTube. Again.

RIAA boss Cary Sherman says Katy Perry and the rest of the music business are getting a bad deal.

Meet Fader's Naomi Zeichner, Editor in Chief of Music's Most Important Magazine (Q&A)

"We have a real audience that respects us, and artists know and respect that."

Kanye West's New Album Is Finally (Probably!) Coming to Spotify and Apple Music

"The Life of Pablo" leaves its Tidal-only shell tomorrow. We think.

What Does Spotify Want to Buy With a Billion Dollars?

Here's a guess: Videos.

SoundCloud's Music Subscription Service Is Finally Here

Like Spotify, Apple and many others, it's $10 a month. The free version is sticking around, but some songs may move behind a pay wall.

Pandora, Facing More Music Competition Than Ever, Puts Founder Tim Westergren Back in Charge

Brian McAndrews leaves after 2.5 years.

Apple Music Partners With Vice to Feed Its Increasing Appetite for Exclusive Video

Today, a new series of music documentaries. Down the road: A Dr. Dre miniseries.

Streaming Is Officially the Biggest Part of the Music Business, Which Wants YouTube to Pay Up

Streaming generated $2.4 billion in the U.S. last year. It should be much more, says the RIAA.

Spotify to Pay Out $21 Million in Royalty Deal

The streaming music service reaches an agreement with the National Music Publisher's Association.

SoundCloud Hires a Chief Revenue Officer as It Preps Its Subscription Service

NBCU and HBO vet Alison Moore comes on board.

Vevo CEO Erik Huggers on Making Money in Music Videos -- And What Happened to Intel TV (Video)

Vevo's complicated ownership structure and its intimate ties to Google and YouTube make it a knotty business to get your head around.

Apple Got Into the TV Business So It Could Make TV Commercials for Apple Music

That should have been more fun.

Apple Music Finally Comes to Sonos Tomorrow

That took a while.

Beyoncé Gives Bill Gates a Shoutout in Her Amazing New Video

Will she debut it during the Super Bowl half time show?

Spotify Links Up With Amazon's Echo

Took a while.

British Singer Beatie Wolfe Uses NFC, Other Technology to Bring Her Music Closer to Fans

The singer-songwriter weaves a tale of music history from the days of Lennon and Hendrix through to the present using a range of technology.

T-Pain Shows Us How to Use the New GarageBand

The new iPad version of the app adds an interface called Live Loops -- basically GarageBand's take on a MIDI controller.

Goodbye, David Bowie

My favorite clips. Send me yours and we'll add them in:

Twitter Invests in Muzik, a High-End Headphone Startup

It's not Apple-Beats. But it is interesting.

Motley Crue Drummer Tommy Lee Got Stuck in a Roller Coaster During His Farewell Concert

Kept playing, though.

Spotify Sued for $150 Million Over Alleged Unpaid Royalties

Cracker's David Lowery leads class-action lawsuit.

Re/wind: A Very Beatles Christmas, Bad Times for Fantasy Sports and Foursquare

Foursquare is raising money at less than half its peak valuation.

Here's the List of Streaming Services That Will Have the Beatles Tomorrow

Here. There. Everywhere. Get it? Hohohohoho Merry Christmas.