Today, we consider most "hair metal" bands hard rock bands that had a glamorous aesthetic in the '80s. But back then, people ...

He was a magazine ad salesman when he and a colleague, Robert Ford, teamed with Kurtis Blow and helped break rap music into ...

Eslabon Armado’s Pedro Tovar has signed a global publishing deal with Kobalt; ATC Group promotes Ric Salmon as chief growth ...

These exciting acquisitions are a first for Times Music since announcing their strategic partnership with Primary Wave Music.

In most label deals, artists sign as independent contractors. And while SAG-AFTRA counts around 3,500 recording musicians ...

In an industry heavily dominated by men, African women are shaping the music’s future and redefining the music industry ...

Record sales were at an all-time high in 2024, and Spotify paid out $10bn in royalties - but most of that money is going to ...

Sony Music Group was the only recording major to increase its market share in 2024, MIDiA’s latest Recorded Music Market ...

Independent record labels have been the lifeblood of hip-hop over the last five decades, and no other rap label is currently ...

The evolution of the streaming business to an artist-centric model that pays the most popular music at a higher rate per stream will benefit the record labels, like Universal, which represents the ...

Being chronically online has paid off for rising star Esha Tewari, who now has record labels competing for her attention.

While this shift is giving artists more independence, the big caveat is they first have to prove themselves to the public.