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GRAMMY-winning composer John Barry will be honored with the World Soundtrack Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award during the Ghent Film Festival Oct. 21 in Belgium.

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A new study by Université de Rennes found the number of people accessing music illegally outside of P2P networks in France has increased 27 percent despite the implementation of the three-strikes Creation and Internet Law this past September.

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Facebook.com accounted for 7.07 percent of all Web traffic in the United States from March 7–13, while Google.com accounted for 7.04 percent of all traffic, according to a report from global information services company Experian Hitwise.

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Warner Music Group is in discussions with a joint venture between German media group Bertelsmann and private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. regarding making a potential bid for EMI Group.

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Royalties earned by British songwriters, composers and music publishers increased 2.1 percent to $937.5 million in 2009, according to PRS for Music.

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