Oakland record label Kingmakers Music uplifts the Black community with socially-conscious rap
Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create ...
Shaboozey wants record labels to have 'a conversation surrounding artists' financial health and well-being': 'We need supporters' (exclusive)
Shaboozey had been releasing music for a decade when he broke through with his record-breaking hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” He’s ...
Golden State Warriors Blend Sports and Music With New Album From Their Groundbreaking Record Label
The Golden State Warriors are known for their electrifying plays and superstar Stephen Curry, but now the team is pioneering ...
Chappell Roan's Grammys speech inspires Universal Music Group to launch mental health fund
"Pink Pony Club" singer Chappell Roan made a plea to labels to pursue protections for musical artists, and Universal Music ...
What to know about Drake's lawsuit against his music label over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'
Drake is suing his record label for spreading a “false and malicious narrative” when it released and promoted Kendrick ...
Why Drake is suing his music label over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'
Drake is suing his record label, Universal Music Group, for promoting Kendrick Lamar's diss track “Not Like Us.” Here's what ...
Chappell Roan blasted the music industry at the Grammys. It helped start a movement.
The "We Got You! Campaign," a collaboration between Roan and Backline, a nonprofit organization that prioritizes mental ...
Liam Payne Dropped From Label Before His Death Over ‘Concerns for His Health’
Payne had also started a rehab program that March but did not finish it. He relapsed in April, according to a legal statement ...
Drake is suing Universal Music Group for defamation and harassment over Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us'
Here is why Drake is suing Universal Music Group (UMG) and not Kendrick Lamar over diss track 'Not Like Us' which calls him a ...
Drake minimizes 'rap beef' in new album, his first amid Kendrick Lamar feud: Top takeaways
Drake's new album with PartyNextDoor, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," is his first since "Not Like Us." And he uses "Gimme a Hug" to ...
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Counterintuitive histories, among a label’s bands or tales told from the stage at We Black Folk Fest
Counter Intuitive Records has a lot to celebrate, as it's coming up on its 10th anniversary in September; celebrating Black ...
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Georgia native establishes first Black-owned record label in 1921
Before LaFace Records and So So Def Recordings, there was Black Swan Records, a record company by Georgian Harry Pace that released music by Black artists for Black listeners.