Apple has acquired 50-year-old record label BIS Records, the Swedish company’s founder, Robert von Bahr, announced Tuesday. The purchase of the classical music-focused label follows Apple’s late March ...

Profile of Karin Widell, who leads the Swedish choir in Singapore and keeps Nordic music and Lucia traditions alive far from ...

When The Hives are onstage, they aim to look like a gang of Swedish pimps working the world’s most elegant street corner. All five band members wear identical black dress shirts and trousers, set off ...

Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analytics firm. Those who make a living from new music—especially that endangered ...

When host Peter O’Dowd asked his 13-year-old daughter what songs are popular on TikTok right now, she responded with “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” by Paul Anka from 1959. Music writer Ted Gioia has ...

The subscribers spoke, and Spotify listened. This week, the 19-year-old Swedish music streaming service will begin rolling out Messages within the Spotify app for subscribers to share recommendations ...

All the growth in the music business now comes from old songs — how did we get here, and is there a way back? The new music market is actually shrinking. All the growth in the market is coming from ...