The European Commission confirmed Friday that it will open an in-depth investigation into Universal Music Group's planned takeover of BMG Music Publishing. ... Read

Ongoing efforts by the Political Correctness Police to ban the new hot-button music video from critically acclaimed "dirty folk" comic JESSICA DELFINO ... Read

A new study in the Journal of Political Economy by Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf has found that illegal music downloads have had no noticeable ... Read

Paris Hilton's debut album was not exactly a triumph of artistic expression. But how much less impressive would Paris be if the thin, hyper-processed ... Read

Call it the "Hips Don't Lie" effect. Last year, Epic Records held a contest offering fans a chance to help create a video for Colombian pop diva Shakira's ... Read

Anticipation of the iPhone launch has grown to a feverish pitch including glowing reviews from influentialIphone Wall Street Journal tech writer William ... Read

Universal, the world's biggest music group, today flagged up strong UK sales and rapid growth in downloads despite a tough market for recorded music. ... Read

In the small San Diego County offices of French multimedia giant Thomson, employees crank up Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," a recording laden ... Read

Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions ... More