A censorship battle has reignited over a 2006 Weird Al Yankovic song about file-sharing.

MTV Networks is expected to announce a licensing arrangement with the Beatles that may bring the band’s songs to the company’s popular Rock Band video game.

The rock band U2 will receive almost $19 million in shares of Live Nation, the concert promoter, as part of a 12-year contract with the company it signed in March.

Peter Gabriel, the rock musician, has become a powerful player in the emerging online music industry by helping artists find new ways to market their music on the Web.

The Rolling Stones have left EMI, the record label that has released the group’s music since the early 1990s, and signed a deal with the Universal Music Group.

The Rolling Stones are leaving EMI and have signed a long-term recording deal with the Universal Music Group, the company announced.

By signing the Canadian rock band, Live Nation took another step toward expanding its role at the center of the music industry.

(RED), a nonprofit organization that arranges for companies to contribute a share of profits on certain products to fight AIDS in Africa, is starting a digital music service for that purpose.

As artist struggles to establish themselves or to resurrect former success, they’re booking themselves into private homes, and inviting fans to see them perform in these ad-hoc settings.