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CitySide Tickets to Acquire StadiumTickets.com

Boston - CitySide Tickets, a Boston-based event ticket purchasing service that caters to a selection of theater, music, and sporting venues, announced on Tuesday that it has...

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Pact Draft Lacks Three-Strikes Penalty

Los Angeles - Despite earlier reports to the contrary, a leaked draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) currently being negotiated behind closed doors does not appear...

Report: Fan-financed Album Site Sellaband Declares Bankruptcy

Amsterdam - Sellaband, a site that facilitated fan-financed recordings for musicians, filed for bankruptcy in a Dutch court on Monday, Hypebot reported. The company's website is currently down...

Guvera to Limit Access to 100,000 Users for Initial U.S. Launch

San Francisco - Guvera, an Australia-based streaming music service planning to launch in the U.S. on March 30, will initially limit the number of U.S. users...

The Orchard Appoints Brad Nevin as CEO

New York - The Orchard (NASD: ORCD), a digital distributor of music and video, announced on Monday that it has named interim CEO Brad Nevin to the...

MySpace to Refocus on "Discovery" Amid Management Shake-up

Los Angeles - In the wake of the management shake-up at News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace that included the departure of CEO Owen van Natta after less...

Pandora Made $50 Million in 2009; Paid $30 Million in Royalties

San Francisco - Streaming music service Pandora now counts more than 40 million users, and took in $50 million in revenue last year, founder and CEO...

Public Enemy Falls Short of Sellaband Fundraising Goal

Los Angeles - Veteran hip-hop act Public Enemy has raised $67,400 of the $250,000 it aimed to generate from supporters by the end of 2009 on...

TuneCore Adds Ringtone Distribution to iTunes Store

Brooklyn, N.Y. - TuneCore, the provider of a service that distributes independent artists' tracks to digital retailers like iTunes, on Friday launched a new service that will...

Zune Taps Music Reports for Music Rights Administration

Woodland Hills, Calif. - Music Reports, a provider of music rights administration services, said this week that it has partnered with Microsoft, and will administer the...