Category : Music Business News
Music business news covering record labels, publishing companies, streaming platforms, executive leadership, mergers, acquisitions, revenue trends, and the corporate decisions shaping the global music industry.
VICE News Reports Series by iHeartMedia & VICE
iHeartMedia and VICE Media Group launch 'VICE News Reports,' a new weekly investigative podcast series debuting fall 2020. The show features in-depth global reporting from...
VladTV Debuts��The VladTV Podcast��on iHeartRadio
VladTV launches weekly hip hop podcast on iHeartRadio featuring DJ Vlad's celebrity interviews. New episodes air Wednesdays with classic content from archives....
Robin Hood & iHeartMedia “Rise Up NY!” Relief
Robin Hood and iHeartMedia present Rise Up New York!, a virtual telethon hosted by Tina Fey featuring Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, and more to support...
Marketplace and Westwood One Launch ‘Marketplace Minute’
Marketplace and Westwood One launched Marketplace Minute, a 60-second economic news report distributed nationally on commercial radio and podcasts three times weekday....
DARF Spotlight Artist: Felixx “Black Man” (video)
Atlanta artist Felixx releases powerful new single 'Black Man' addressing social injustice and the Black Lives Matter movement through music....
White Woman Gets Punched After Testing Black Woman
A racist white woman in Sacramento learned a hard lesson after repeatedly using racial slurs and getting punched by a Black woman in a store...
USA Launches $10,000 Scholarship Fund for HBCUs
McDonald's launches $500,000 Black & Positively Golden Scholarship Fund for HBCU students through Thurgood Marshall College Fund partnership....
SiriusXM Patriot Launches Sunday Show with Stacy Washington
SiriusXM Patriot launches 'Stacy on the Right' with conservative commentator Stacy Washington starting June 28. The Sunday call-in show features political interviews and listener discussions....
Powerful Message: A Movement Without Action (video)
Former boss delivers powerful message about sustained activism: 'A Movement Without Action is a Movement Standing Still' - emphasizing that the fight for civil rights...
Stevie Wonders Message: A Movement Without Action Stands Still
My ex-boss says a mouth-full here when he says "A Movement Without Action is a Movement Standing Still. That's the part that we don't get...
Lawyer-Politician Aims to Drive Justice Reform
TSU political science student Mariah Rhodes aims to become a lawyer and politician focused on criminal justice reform. The Memphis native chose Tennessee State University...
Kentucky State University names interim alumni director
Kentucky State University names Mario J. Radford as interim alumni director. The 2014 graduate also directs the Gospel Ensemble and aims to honor his alma...
Rep. Gaetz Equates Non-White Family Member to Being a
Rep. Matt Gaetz sparked controversy during a congressional hearing on police brutality by making comments about non-white family members to Rep. Cedric Richmond....
Pharrell on Making Juneteenth a Virginia Holiday
Pharrell Williams played a key role in making Juneteenth an official holiday in Virginia and wants other states to follow suit, as he explained on...
Locating Black Writers is a Challenge for Blogs and Sites
Black-owned entertainment sites struggle to find qualified Black writers due to limited resources and industry barriers. Many resort to non-writers or unreliable platforms like Fiverr...
Rae Carruth’s Son Chancellor, 20, Visits London
Chancellor Adams, the 20-year-old son of murdered Cherica Adams, recently visited London with his grandmother. His father Rae Carruth hired a hitman to kill Cherica...
UTA Elevates Emerson Davis and Chelsea McKinnies to Partner
UTA promotes agents Chelsea McKinnies and Emerson Davis to partner status. Both have over 25 years combined experience representing top talent including Tracee Ellis Ross...
Michelle Duke Named NAB Chief Diversity Officer
Michelle Duke has been named Chief Diversity Officer at the National Association of Broadcasters, effective July 1. She will lead diversity and inclusion efforts while...
Kevin Leong Named Head of Creative at 300 Entertainment
300 Entertainment appoints Kevin Leong as Head of Creative Department to oversee artist merchandise, album art, and brand initiatives under CEO Kevin Liles....
Rayshard Brooks on the Difficult Ex-Offender System
Rayshard Brooks recorded a video discussing challenges ex-offenders face reintegrating into society before being killed by Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe....
White Cop Cries Over Pressure on Cops Right Now
The world right now is arguably tough for many people. This year alone we are still enduring COVID-19, police brutality, racism, systemic racism, protests, looting,...
Urban One Class A Stock Soars
Urban One's Class A stock (UONE) soared 315% in recent days, jumping from $1.84 to $27.90 per share after Brigade Capital Management sold their position....
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s TROLLZ Hits 50M YouTube Views
Tekashi 6ix9ine breaks YouTube records with 'TROLLZ' featuring Nicki Minaj, gaining 50.3 million views in 24 hours - the biggest hip hop debut ever....
PHILLY�S FAVOR 100.7 FEEDS FIVE HUNDRED
Philadelphia's new gospel radio station Philly's Favor 100.7 launches June 8, 2020, hosting a food giveaway for 500 families featuring Bobby Jones and Bishop Hezekiah...
KRST’s Second Annual St. Jude Radiothon
92.3 KRST Country hosts its second annual radiothon for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on June 11-12. Last year raised $102,847 for kids' cancer treatment....