Recent reports have found that Apple are set to create a new streaming service for online listeners.  The service will allow music fans to listen to music without purchasing anything, creating a new rivalry with personalised radio streaming service, Pandora. It is expected that Apple will integrate the new service in it’s iTunes program, intertwining …

The organisers of Bloc Festival have issued a statement online detailing the problems of recent events.  Bloc opted for a change in venue for this years festival from Camber Sands to London Pleasure Gardens; a decision which had disastrous consequences with the weekend event shut down during it’s opening night. The results of which led to Bloc’s …

Universals bid of £1.2bn for EMI will be given the final approval by the European Commission this week. The deadline for the deal is currently set at 27 September. The EC does have concerns with the sale however, with fears that the deal may lead to Universal being too powerful if purchasing the whole of EMI. …

Grooveshark has made a return to Google’s app store after a year long absence.  The controversial streaming app has had an ongoing dispute with majors since launching in 2006. Universal has been trying to sue Grooveshark out of business for a a long time with lawsuits open since January 2012. In it’s latest attempt to dissolve Grooveshark’s rise, Universal …

BandMerch, the merchandising firm owned by AEG Live, has struck a long-term worldwide deal with The Who following the band’s 40th anniversary tour next year.  The company will handle all merchandising as the band embark on an AEG promoted Quadrophenia Tour next year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the music giants’ rock opera.   The …

The world’s favourite search engine will begin to punish web pages which encourage copyright infringement by pushing down their rankings in results.  The plan which will come into plan by next week will replace torrent searches with digital music stores in a boost to cut down on illegal downloading. Although the new act is a positive move …

The retailing giant Tesco announced that it is to close it’s online store on September 1st. After purchasing a 91% stake in music streaming service, We7, in June for £10.8m, Tesco is expecting to focus their intentions on the online radio market rather than online music sales.   Tesco will close it’s MP3 download store on …

UK culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has spoken on his ambition to make the UK have the fastest broadband network of any European country by 2015. The move comes in an attempt to boost media sectors and give access to more people around the UK. From his initial plan, Hunt aimed to provide the best network defined as …

Police have begun their investigation into the death of 22-year old, Timothy Brockhurst, who died whilst attending V-festival on the weekend.  The alert was raised when friends discovered the unresponsive body of the man in a tent on the Staffordshire site. An on-site doctor pronounced the mans death at 1am on Sunday morning. A post-mortem is expected to …

HMV have completed selling the Hammersmith Apollo for £32m in order to diminish debts. London’s historic music venue, originally a cinema when opening in 1932, has been sold to a new joint venture, Stage C Limited. The company is a combination of AEG, an American live music giant, and CTS Eventim, a German ticketing firm. Hammersmith …