EMI Group Ltd., home of The Beatles, Coldplay and Katy Perry, is being sold in two parts for $4.1 billion. Universal Music Group said Friday that it has agreed to buy the recording division of EMI for ...

Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment plan to cut prices for digital music downloads and add new features, including CD burning and the ability to transfer songs to portable devices. The ...

Company files a patent application describing a single controller that works with numerous video game consoles--both present and past. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has ...

Universal Music’s share of Todd Moscowitz’s Alamo Records was acquired by Sony Music Entertainment for around $125 million, with a total purchase of between $188 million and $225 million, according to ...

Universal and Sony Music, the two largest music companies in the world, have inked licensing agreements with the music streaming and discovery service Audiomack. The company signed a deal with Warner ...

Sony is finally entering the busy tablet PC market, unveiling details of its upcoming tablets. The Sony Tablet S, with its 9.4-inch touchscreen display, will be available in September in Canada and ...

In an attempt to thwart piracy — and to find an online music strategy thatworks — two of the United States’ Big Five record companies, Sony Music andUniversal Music, have announced they plan to make ...

With more than 100 million tracks, the service is "inspired by queuing up the jukebox or putting on a favorite album with friends" at a time when social media is "based on division," says CEO Joseph ...

Sony Computer Entertainment has filed a patent for a universal game controller with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Gamespot reports. The concept outlines a controller that can emulate peripherals ...