Labels

Worldwide Independent Network CEO Alison Wenham Is Stepping Down

December 12, 2018

Longtime indie label champion Alison Wenham is stepping down as CEO of the Worldwide Independent Music Industry Network (WIN). The departure marks the end of a 12-year reign at WIN, and a lot of positive imp... Read More...

Insomniac Launches a Label Services Group — Introducing Insomniac Music Group

Ashley King

December 7, 2018

EDM festival promoter Insomniac has announced a new in-house record label services expansion called Insomniac Music Group. The new group will serve as an umbrella for Insomniac's internal labels while also p... Read More...

Warner Music and Sesame Workshop Are Relaunching Sesame Street Records

Ashley King

November 27, 2018

Over the last 50 years, Sesame Street has racked up quite a collection of musical talent. Icons like Stevie Wonder, Patti Labelle, Ray Charles, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, and more have appeared alongside the pu... Read More...

Label Group IFPI Says It Can’t Account for Half of YouTube’s Claimed $1.8 Billion In Royalty Payments

Ashley King

November 16, 2018

Google recently published an anti-piracy report claiming that YouTube has paid more than $1.8 billion in ad revenue to the music industry in 2017. However, the IFPI is challenging Google's claim, saying that... Read More...

Confirming Upcoming Sale, Universal Music Group's Revenue Rise 13.5%

Universal Music Group’s Revenues Jump 13.5% as Sales Chatter Intensifies

Daniel Sanchez

November 16, 2018

Thanks to the massive success of UMG ahead of its upcoming sale, Vivendi’s own bottom line rose 5.5% in Q3 2018. Last summer, after discarding the idea of a $40 billion IPO for its major record label, Vivend... Read More...

Glassnote Officially Leaves the Major Label Farm With a Kobalt/AWAL Deal

Paul Resnikoff

November 16, 2018

Glassnote Records, one of largest and most celebrated indie labels, has just inked a distribution partnership with Kobalt's AWAL. For years, Glassnote Records has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with mega-lab... Read More...

RCA Records Unveils District 18, a Joint Venture Label with Brooklyn Johnny

Daniel Sanchez

November 15, 2018

Brooklyn Johnny, the man responsible for bringing Cardi B to Atlantic, has just unveiled a new joint venture with RCA Records. Entering into an exclusive partnership with Brooklyn Johnny, RCA Records has lau... Read More...

Keith Richards the Soloist Inks a Worldwide Deal With BMG

Ashley King

November 12, 2018

BMG has inked a new deal with Keith Richards that will bring his entire solo catalog to the diversified music company. Even Mick Jagger couldn't pull off a solo career. But Keith Richards attempts are now p... Read More...

Iggy Azalea Breaks from Island/UMG: ‘Woke up happy as f— today’

Ashley King

November 5, 2018

Iggy Azalea is celebrating the completion of her contract with Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group. Many artists would die for a major label contract. Iggy Azalea was apparently dying to get... Read More...

Oliver Heldens Inks With RCA Records; Releases a Brand-New Collaboration With Shungduzo

Ashley King

October 28, 2018

Superstar house DJ Oliver Heldens has inked a new deal with RCA Records. Oliver Heldens is now jumping in the major label arena, with RCA (Sony Music Entertainment) inking a new deal with the DJ. Heldens ... Read More...

Third Man Records Opens a Old School Photo Lab In Nashville

Ashley King

October 22, 2018

A celebrated producer of vinyl records has announced a new old school photo studio. Third Man Records in Nashville soft-launched the venture this summer. Like its Detroit vinyl records plant, Third Man Phot... Read More...

Top Wall Street Analyst Says Spotify’s Label Renegotiations Are “Less Significant Than Most Investors Believe”

Ashley King

October 11, 2018

Spotify's renegotiations with the major music labels are happening next year. Here's another Wall Street analyst who doesn't seem too concerned. MKM Partners analyst Rob Sanderson wrote a memo to clients sa... Read More...

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

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Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

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

Worldwide Independent Network CEO Alison Wenham Is Stepping Down

Insomniac Launches a Label Services Group — Introducing Insomniac Music Group

Warner Music and Sesame Workshop Are Relaunching Sesame Street Records

Label Group IFPI Says It Can’t Account for Half of YouTube’s Claimed $1.8 Billion In Royalty Payments

Universal Music Group’s Revenues Jump 13.5% as Sales Chatter Intensifies

Glassnote Officially Leaves the Major Label Farm With a Kobalt/AWAL Deal

RCA Records Unveils District 18, a Joint Venture Label with Brooklyn Johnny

Keith Richards the Soloist Inks a Worldwide Deal With BMG

Iggy Azalea Breaks from Island/UMG: ‘Woke up happy as f— today’

Oliver Heldens Inks With RCA Records; Releases a Brand-New Collaboration With Shungduzo

Third Man Records Opens a Old School Photo Lab In Nashville

Top Wall Street Analyst Says Spotify’s Label Renegotiations Are “Less Significant Than Most Investors Believe”