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MySpace gains 1m more users since acquisition

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Vevo hits 900K views for Lift campaign in three days

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Google intensifies Apple rivalry with music system

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 | By Lara O'Reilly
Vice launches YouTube channel for music site Noisey

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Vevo UK kicks off campaign to break emerging artist

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Peter Gabriel launches licensed music platform for media use

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
PRS For Music signs digital royalties deal with RaRa

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Spotify hits 3m premium user mark

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 | By Ronan Shields
Rhapsody takes on Spotify with Napster acquisition

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 | By Russell Parsons
Q&A: Ed Vaizey, minister for culture, communications and creative industries

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
MySpace and Panasonic partner to launch social TV service

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By Lara O'Reilly
Industry view: Did overcrowded music streaming market kill Boinc?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Absolute Radio expands to connected TVs

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 | By Jessica Davies
Digital music sales grow but do not offset overall decline

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny
Decca Records signs deal with community platform Ning

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Absolute Radio extends one-to-one ad targeting service to mobile

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Last.fm and Microsoft team up to create music discovery tool

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Absolute Radio launches demographic- and location-based targeting

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Music service Deezer expands into 200 territories

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
BlackBerry ramps up music connection

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 | By Rosie Baker
Vevo UK kicks off branded content strategy following Sony tie up

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Spotify launches app store, opening up its platform to developers and brands

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny, Lara O'Reilly
Q&A: Damian Kulash, Ok Go

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
EMI launches Pink Floyd treasure hunt competition

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Cuervo and Ok Go live stream goes worldwide

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny in Rio De Janiero
Ok Go pop-up gigs build buzz ahead of Cuervo live event

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny in Rio De Janiero
Google launches iTunes rival Google Music

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 | By Lara O'Reilly
Spotify to hit profit in 2011, according to Enders

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
BlackBerry owner launches BBM Music

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 | By Ronan Shields
We7 explores interactive content to attract users and advertisers

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 | By Lara O'Reilly
Facebook integration boosts Spotify sign ups by 4m

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
EU cookie directive could erode online marketing spending, research warns

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By Nick Huber
Jamiroquai uses near-field technology to click with fans

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 | By Nick Huber
Lucky Voice unveils major cross-platform initiative

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
EMI opens music library to developers

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
The Saturdays get personal with playlists on We7

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 | By Suzanne Bearne
Westfield signs Sony Music deal

Tue, 1 Nov 2011 | By Suzanne Bearne
Virgin Media to launch Spotify app in the next month

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 | By Jessica Davies
It was a mistake to keep the MySpace brand, admits former CEO

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 | By Suzanne Bearne
MTV creates digital music awards category specifically for online community

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 | By Jessica Davies
BT still committed to not-for-profit music download service

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
EMI streams debut album tracks in marketing campaign

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 | By Nick Huber
Absolute Radio overhauls Radioplayer ahead of one-to-one ad targeting roll-out

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Q&A: Jon Nichols, head of marketing UK, Nokia

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Deezer promotes music installation as part of launch campaign

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Absolute Radio launches multi-platform 60s & 70s stations

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Starbucks and Apple to give away downloads

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 | By Rosie Baker
YouTube launches music shop

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Levi’s kicks off co-creation music campaign with Spotify and Primal Scream

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 | By Jessica Davies
EMI launches virtual goods and currency platform on Facebook for Professor Green

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Sainsbury's buys online entertainment distribution business Global Media Vault

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 | By Gina Lovett
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies

Thu, 6 Oct 2011 | By Lara O'Reilly
Half of in-bound Absolute Radioplayer traffic come from BBC and Facebook

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 | By Jessica Davies
LoveFilm strikes exclusive content deal with StudioCanal

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By Jessica Davies
We7 relaunches with O2 and 20th Century Fox as advertisers

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Guardian News & Media to extend arts content partnerships as part of multimedia strategy

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 | By Gina Lovett
Nightclub franchise Pacha launches live music Facebook channel

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Facebook’s music partnerships: a closer look

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Vimeo launches UK music store

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Japanese ecommerce firm Rakuten buys play.com for £25m

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 | By Jessica Davies
BBC to replicate live Radio 1 experience online in website overhaul

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Orange unveils music tariff while 7Digital mobile users top 1m

Wed, 7 Sep 2011 | By Ronan Shields
Ministry of Sound uses Peer Index to launch book

Mon, 5 Sep 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
NSPCC and SBTV Final Verse campaign reaches almost 1m views

Fri, 2 Sep 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Q&A: Mark Foster, MD, Deezer UK

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Facebook set to launch music offering in September

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Vevo UK appoints marketing and commercial chiefs

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Blackberry confirms cloud-based, social music launch

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 | By Ronan Shields
MySpace confirms refocus on music with marketing campaign plans

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
BT launches Digital Music Awards site to boost youth appeal

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By Ronan Shields
V Festival to be streamed live online

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 | By Mary-Louise Clews
Bauer Radio to carry location-based ads on smartphones

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 | By Mary-Louise Clews
MTV and Nokia unite to promote Ibiza summer gigs

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 | By Sebastian Joseph
Virgin Media launches cross-platform competition campaign for V festival tickets

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Last.fm uses listening data in campaign with Puma and Deadmau5

Mon, 8 Aug 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Q&A: Anthony Rose and Ernesto Schmitt, co-founders of Zeebox

Wed, 3 Aug 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Flowd launches music mobile coupon service

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Court orders BT to block pirate site Newzbin2

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Universal Music uses social media timeline for Rufus Wainwright release

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Seat UK in social media and exclusive music content push

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Spotify to launch in US today

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
O2 readies Priority relaunch

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 | By Lara O'Reilly
Nando’s launches music-based social media campaign

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
BBC revamps Radio 3 portal to engage music lovers

Fri, 8 Jul 2011 | By Sebastian Joseph
Vevo UK plans to launch on web-connected TVs

Fri, 8 Jul 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Channel 4 to stream T4 content exclusively on Facebook

Fri, 8 Jul 2011 | By Jessica Davies
Spotify signs multi-platform deal with Virgin Media

Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Smartphone use quadruples Glastonbury mobile traffic

Mon, 4 Jul 2011 | By Ronan Shields
Specific Media to serve targeted music content on MySpace, says MD Petrie-Norris

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 | By Gina Lovett
HMV reports 61% drop in profit

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 | By Gina Lovett
Shazam updates Android app to include ad slots

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 | By Ronan Shields
Gigwise partners Oxfam for music festival

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 | By Sebastian Joseph
UK album downloads in 2011 reach 10m

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 | By Ronan Shields
Facebook to expand music partnerships beyond Spotify

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Shazam adds song lyrics to premium apps

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By Ronan Shields
Pop song and video promote pink Nokia N8

16 June 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
CBS integrates Last.fm into Radio.com

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
HP works with Plan B to promote music PCs

Thu, 9 Jun 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny
Banks throw HMV lending lifeline

Tue, 7 Jun 2011 | By Lara O'Reilly
Kaiser Chiefs ask fans to create bespoke versions of new album

Fri, 3 Jun 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny

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