Labels

What Taylor Swift Controversy? Big Machine Label Group Signs Sugarland

December 17, 2019

All the controversy relating to Taylor Swift and Big Machine Records have not stopped the record label from signing the country music duo Sugarland. This is not the first partnership between Big Machine and ... Read More...

Blake Shelton God's Country Music Credits

Warner Music Nashville Joins the Party on Standardized, Complete Music Credits

Ashley King

December 16, 2019

The music industry has undergone a massive transformation over the last decade, with digital downloads and streaming taking over from traditional music sales. This shift has brought about a lot of changes, in... Read More...

Warner Music Group Is Planting 100,000 Trees In the Amazon In 2020

Ashley King

December 13, 2019

Warner Music Group has announced a partnership with One Tree Planted to re-plant the Amazon. The move is a holiday gift to its employees and part of an effort to be environmentally conscious. Warner Music Gr... Read More...

Sony Music Inks Strategic Investment In Podcast Producer Neon Hum

Colin Cohen

December 13, 2019

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sony Music Entertainment has made what it termed a "strategic investment" in Neon Hum, which is a podcast production company. Sony made the deal, it is said, in the hope ... Read More...

Geffen Records President Exits to Pursue Indie Management + Label Venture

Colin Cohen

December 12, 2019

Neil Jacobson, who is the president of Geffen Records, will be leaving the company to launch his own venture. Jacobson will leave Geffen at the end of the year, and he is expected to be involved in the trans... Read More...

Warner Music, Providence Equity Partners Amass $650 Million To Buy Music Catalogs

Colin Cohen

December 10, 2019

Warner Music Group announced that they and Providence Equity Partners have raised $650 million, which they intend to use to purchase music catalogs. The partnership is called Tempo Music Investments. Accordi... Read More...

As UMG Sale Talks Slow, Liberty Media, Apple, KKR, and Tencent Emerge as Frontrunners

Universal Music Launches ‘A-Pop’ Focused Record Label With AirAsia

Colin Cohen

December 6, 2019

Universal Music Group is launching a new record label in partnership with airliner AirAsia that will focus on developing Asian pop stars. Called RedRecords, the company will have offices in both Los Angeles ... Read More...

Warner Music Group Corp. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Year Ending September 30

Colin Cohen

November 27, 2019

Warner Music Group has reported its financial results for both its fiscal fourth-quarter and the year ending September 30, 2019, and the news is good. In terms of the fourth quarter, revenue rose 8.2% at the... Read More...

mxmtoon Inks Broad-Reaching Publishing Deal with Kobalt

Colin Cohen

November 19, 2019

Kobalt announced that they have signed 19-year-old singer-songwriter mxmtoon, who is also known as Maia, to a wide-ranging publishing deal. The worldwide agreement includes administration, synchronization an... Read More...

Desiigner Says He’s No Longer on Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Label — Calls Kanye ‘Crazy’

Colin Cohen

November 14, 2019

During an Instagram live stream, the rapper Desiigner announced that he has obtained his release from Kayne West's G.O.O.D. Music label and has once again become an independent artist. In the video, Desiigne... Read More...

Rapper Lou the Human Accuses Interscope Records of Making Scatological Demands

Colin Cohen

November 13, 2019

Rapper Lou the Human is accusing his label Interscope Records of making scatological demands, which included asking him to urinate on a black baby in a video so that it could go viral. Lou the Human made thi... Read More...

Adult Mom Says Indie Label Tiny Engines Isn’t Paying Royalties — Or Even Sending Statements

Colin Cohen

November 11, 2019

Adult Mom is accusing her indie record label Tiny Engines not only of not paying her but also of using revenue from her releases to fund other artists at the label. In a long series of tweets, Adult Mom — wh... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

The Music Industry Litigation Tracker — Cases Bubbling Right Now: Sony Music v. Kroger, SoundExchange v. Music Choice, Suno v. Apple (Round II), Penske Media v. Google, More

South Korean Authorities Investigating Massive Hybe Data Breach

IMPALA Isn’t Popping the Champagne on WMG’s Acquisition of Zebralution

DMN Pro Weekly: The Suno Subpoena Wars Are Targeting the Music Industry’s Deepest, Darkest Secrets. Here’s Where Things Stand.

Chartmetric & Base for Music’s New Playbook Tackles the Gap Between Music Data and Marketing Action

What Taylor Swift Controversy? Big Machine Label Group Signs Sugarland

Warner Music Nashville Joins the Party on Standardized, Complete Music Credits

Sony Music Inks Strategic Investment In Podcast Producer Neon Hum

Geffen Records President Exits to Pursue Indie Management + Label Venture

Warner Music, Providence Equity Partners Amass $650 Million To Buy Music Catalogs

Universal Music Launches ‘A-Pop’ Focused Record Label With AirAsia

Warner Music Group Corp. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Year Ending September 30

mxmtoon Inks Broad-Reaching Publishing Deal with Kobalt

Desiigner Says He’s No Longer on Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Label — Calls Kanye ‘Crazy’

Rapper Lou the Human Accuses Interscope Records of Making Scatological Demands

Adult Mom Says Indie Label Tiny Engines Isn’t Paying Royalties — Or Even Sending Statements