Renewed concerns over fan safety at live music events has led to several prominent concert cancellations this summer. Police closed down a free Drake show at New York’s South Street Seaport in June when an overflow crowd began a small riot, and the rapper’s gig in Central Park (part of Good Morning America’s live music [...]

It’s tough out there….But all people in the music industry need to know the facts! Over ninety five percent of musicians don’t make enough money to live on. A survey of over 200 musicians, DJs, producers and bands found that while record sales are down, they are making up the shortfall through merchandise and live performances. However [...]

Music sales figures for the first half of 2010 paint a familiar portrait for the struggling industry: physical CD sales continue to slide, but there’s encouraging news on the digital front. According to Nielsen SoundScan’s analysis in Billboard , overall LP sales were down 11 percent over the first six months of [...]

MySpace Music, the joint venture between News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) and the major record labels, is considering launching a paid subscription service before the end of the year, sources told CNET News.com and Side-Line. The venture is said to have “underachieved” with regard to revenue goals, and is now in talks with the major labels on [...]

For their last album Minutes to Midnight, Linkin Park collaborated with Rick Rubin for an LP that found the band moving away from their trademark rap-rock sound. Now the California crew is teaming up with Rubin again for A Thousand Suns — and the iconic producer has helped the band find a totally new voice. [...]