The Awards (formerly known as the Billboard Touring Conference and Awards) will take place in Los Angeles on Nov. 13 and 14.

Sony Corp. had until the end of August to put together a deal to buy Mubadala's stake in EMI Music Publishing, but it jumped the gun and paid handsomely, this week announcing it would snap up 90 percent of EMI at a price that values the whole publishing unit at $4.75 billion, more than double its price in 2012.

A recent article for Variety highlighted a meeting of some of the biggest names in LGBTQ pop culture and music. Hosted by Lucas Keller of the Milk & Honey management company, Brett McLaughlin (better known by his stage name Leland) and James “JHart” Abrahart, attendees included pop star Troye Sivan, rock singer Adam Lambert, songwriting phenomenon Justin Tranter and more.

As U.S. Congress nears passage of the first significant music licensing reform in decades, Spotify is breathing easier after a federal judge on Tuesday granted final approval to a class action settlement on the copyright front.

The MTV Movie & TV Awards are coming up, and the network announced its first slate of performers and presenters.

Atlantic Records and Big Yellow Dog Music release their first single under their joint partnership with Harvard grad Brynn Elliott's "Time Of Our Lives."