Every year when the end of December rolls around things tend to get mad hectic. Everybody starts rushing around to wrap-up all of their loose ends before the year comes crashing to a close and the New ...

This has been a strong year for African music, with two big trends emerging. The first is the continuing integration of African music into the U.S. and European mainstream. Nigerian Afrobeat is played ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nielsen SoundScan, the entertainment industry's data information system that tracks point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product, Nielsen BDS, the music ...

The music industry finished 2008 with positive sales growth numbers overall, but the grim CD death march continues apace. Overall unit purchases of music in the US increased by 10.5 percent ...

Soon, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present its Oscars for the 80th time. But in the category for Best Original Score, there's controversy this year that has nothing to do with ...

Leave it up to TV on the Radio to craft its most upbeat, party-ready release to date as the economy crumbles, presidents change and wars rage. Dear Science is not the band’s best, but tell that to the ...

Neil Sedaka, Legendary Singer-Songwriter Behind 'Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,' 'Bad Blood' and 'Love Will Keep Us Together,' Dies at 86 ...

SXSW has just announced their music line-up for the 2008 festival which will go down in Austin, Texas on March 12-15. This year they've outdone themselves, assembling an incredible list of over 1,500 ...