Amazon is launching a music streaming service in the US for its Prime members, adding yet another freebie to its popular free-shipping plan.

Apple will make the most expensive acquisition in its history, after confirming a deal to buy Dr Dre's Beats Electronics for $3bn.

Justin Bieber's record label boss thinks the star needs to be the subject of an "intervention".

This month marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s final studio album, and fans aren’t just able to buy a new “super deluxe” boxset to celebrate the occasion. They can also buy the childhood home of late frontman Kurt Cobain, complete with his mattress.

Simon Fuller has launched a bid to buy Parlophone records.

Jay-Z and his partners are being sued for $7 million.

Universal Music Group has won the qualified support of two North American artists' unions for its proposed $1.9bn (€1.44bn) acquisition of the recorded music division of the UK's EMI Group Ltd.

Madonna has signed a three-album deal with Interscope Records.

EMI Group Ltd, home of The Beatles and Coldplay, has been sold in two parts for $4.1bn (€3bn)

THE record company behind U2 and Jedward has blamed piracy and illegal downloading for a fall in profits at its Irish operations.

Robbie Williams has left EMI.

MARAUDING gangs and criminals are attacking Somali famine refugees more frequently as they flee across the border to Kenyan camps, but Kenyan police say they do not have enough manpower to stop them.

Adele has been named the most powerful person in the British music industry.

Warner Music Group’s search for a buyer of its publishing arm Warner/Chappell is partly intended to clear a path to buy all of British recording giant EMI, a person familiar with the matter said.

THE record company behind U2 and Ronan Keating saw its Irish pre-tax profits plunge from €6.2 million to €2.5m last year.

Bob Marley's family have lost a legal battle over copyright of the singer's music, including hits such as 'No Woman, No Cry' and 'One Love'.

ANNIE Lennox has quit her record label after 30 years to launch an assault on the charts for the Christmas number one.

Queen are set to quit EMI after 40 years with the label.

Take That will officially launch one of the largest cinema screens in Europe at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London later this month, the entertainment retail chain said today.

Michael Jackson's unreleased songs are at the centre of a bidding war.

THE record company behind U2 saw its Irish pre-tax profits increase from €4.6 million to €6.2m last year.

A concert promoter’s insurance on Michael Jackson’s London shows has provisions that may deny a multi-million dollar payout if the pop star was found to have illegally possessed drugs or was involved in the “illicit taking of drugs”.

50 Cent has insisted that he would welcome a show-down with Jay-Z.

A song LaToya Jackson previously recorded to honour her family is now being re-released as a tribute to her brother Michael.

Cher has sued Universal Music Group, claiming the company owes her and Sonny Bono’s heirs more than $5m.

U2's eagerly-awaited new album was leaked on the internet by the band's own record label, according to reports.

Kelly Clarkson's forthcoming album has leaked onto the internet two weeks ahead of its release date.

The Rolling Stones and Universal Music Group have signed an exclusive, long-term, worldwide recording deal, it was announced today, the eve of Mick Jagger's 65th birthday.

Rapper Snoop Dogg has signed up to work with actress-turned-singer Lindsay Lohan on her forthcoming album, according to reports.

News Corporation has approached the four major record labels to discuss launching an online music service through its MySpace social networking site, music company executives familiar with the talks say.

Singer Amy Winehouse has checked herself into rehab in a bid to kick her drug addictions.

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse was admitted to rehab tonight in her battle against drug addiction.

Amy Winehouse's record label has pledged to fully support the troubled star after she was filmed taking Class A drugs.

The Rolling Stones have signed an exclusive recording agreement to release their next album through the Universal Music Group, it was announced today.

A New York politician is demanding the state withdraws an $84m (€58.3m) state pension fund invested in Universal Music Group unless rapper Nas changes the title of his new album, 'Nigger'.

US rapper Kanye West’s Graduation album trounced rival 50 Cent’s Curtis in the much-hyped showdown with nearly a million copies sold in its first week.

BOOKIES favourite David O’Connor sang his way to a life-changing career in music after being voted winner of this year’s You’re A Star competition last night.

MTV owner Viacom today said it has sued YouTube and its corporate parent Google in a US federal court for alleged copyright infringement and is seeking more than €731.9m in damages.

The popular online hangout MySpace said today it will experiment with a video filtering system designed to block clips containing copyright materials.

Apple has indicated it would open its iTunes store to other portable players besides its ubiquitous iPod if the world’s major record labels abandoned the anti-piracy technology that serves as the industry’s security blanket.

Olivia Newton-John is suing record label Universal Music Group claiming she is owed more than $1m (€747,000) in royalties from the Grease soundtrack album.

Lawyers acting for Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit against MySpace parent company News Corp yesterday, after Shawn 'Jay -Z' Carter's comeback album Kingdom Come was leaked on the networking website last week.

IT was a match made in high-tech heaven.

YouTube announced deals to licence content from two major record companies just hours before the wildly popular US video website agreed to be bought by Google for $1.6bn (€1.27bn).