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.
The Roots Annual Picnic Recapped in Two Minutes
The Roots Picnic delivered incredible performances in Philadelphia featuring Jhene Aiko, Janelle Monae, Snoop Dogg, and Action Bronson. This year's festival showcased top R&B and...
Songspace Breaks Down Publishing Rights
Songspace's Jesse provides a simple breakdown of music publishing rights, explaining mechanical, sync, performance and other key publishing concepts for artists....
Riptide Music Group Names Adam Wolf VP of Sync
Riptide Music Group promotes Adam Wolf to Vice President of Synchronization, overseeing music placements in advertising and film including recent Superbowl and national commercial spots....
Kimberly Elise Discusses Rihanna’s Dress and Whitney Biopic
Kimberly Elise defends Rihanna's CFDA Awards dress as tribute to Josephine Baker and shares thoughts on Whitney Houston TV biopic controversy....
Lupita Nyong’o Joins “Star Wars: Episode VII”
Lupita Nyong'o officially confirms her casting in Star Wars: Episode VII via Instagram. The Oscar-winning actress joins the highly anticipated sequel....
REVOLT HELLO Harlem Initiative for Boys & Girls Club
REVOLT TV launches HELLO Harlem initiative to support Boys & Girls Club of Harlem through weekly networking events featuring emerging artists and NYC leaders....
We Got Pics! – Hot 97 Summer Jam
Hot 97's Summer Jam concert went down this weekend with major hip-hop acts taking the stage. Check out exclusive photos from the event....
John Janick Named Interscope Geffen A&M Chair & CEO
John Janick replaces Jimmy Iovine as Chairman & CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M as Iovine departs to join Apple following the Beats acquisition....
NABJ Announces 2014 Salute to Excellence Awards
NABJ announces finalists for 2014 Salute to Excellence Awards honoring African-American journalism. Winners revealed at Boston gala during 39th Annual Convention....
Live Nation & Facebook Launch Official Events
Live Nation Entertainment partners with Facebook to launch Official Events, streamlining concert discovery and ticket purchasing for fans directly through artists' Facebook pages....
Maya Angelou & Dave Chapelle Conversation (vid)
Watch an engaging conversation between legendary comedian Dave Chappelle and celebrated poet Maya Angelou in this fascinating video interview....
KDAY 93.5 FM Hits Record 1.16M Cume in April
KDAY 93.5 FM reaches 20-month high with 1.16 million weekly listeners in April Nielsen ratings. Southern California's hip-hop station shows 78% growth in key demographics....
Luther Vandross Gets Posthumous Walk of Fame Star
Luther Vandross will be honored posthumously with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1717 Vine Street. The ceremony celebrates the legendary R&B...
Steve Rifkind Regrets Not Signing Jay Z
Music industry veteran Steve Rifkind reveals on The Breakfast Club that he regrets not signing Jay-Z when he had the chance, missing out on a...
Billboard and Twitter Real-Time Music Charts
Billboard and Twitter launch revolutionary real-time music charts tracking songs based on Twitter conversations. Austin Mahone debuts with 'Shadow' as the first artist featured on...
The Equalizer Trailer Starring Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington returns in the action-packed thriller 'The Equalizer.' Check out the official trailer for his latest film....
Spotify Hits 10 Million Global Subscribers
Spotify reaches 10 million paying subscribers and 40 million active users worldwide. Eminem tops as most streamed artist while Avicii's 'Wake Me Up' becomes most...
LA and Philly Budweiser Made In America Lineup
JAY Z's Budweiser Made In America festival goes bi-coastal in 2014, featuring Kanye West and J. Cole in Philadelphia while Kendrick Lamar and Chance the...
LOOK! It’s KRNB’s Antoine Davis and Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton delivered a sold-out performance at Medusa LIVE for KRNB DFW listeners. The R&B star performed hits including 'Best of Me' and 'Coming Where...
Jimmy Kimmel Hosts Awesome Jam Session
Jimmy Kimmel brought three viral Texas musicians who jammed outside a supermarket onto his show for an epic performance featuring Trey Songz, Juicy J, and...
Rico Love: From Songwriter to Artist
Rico Love, three-time SESAC Songwriter of the Year, performs his transition from songwriter to artist with 'They Don't Know' from Discrete Luxury album....
NAB Statement on Songwriter Royalty Legislation
NAB opposes new Senate legislation that would increase songwriter royalty rates for radio stations, citing concerns about costs threatening free local radio service....
Rick Jackson’s Country Classics: Kenny Rogers Tribute
Rick Jackson's Country Classics dedicates its April 4-5 episode to honor Kenny Rogers following the country legend's passing at age 81....
LIVE 101.5’s LADY LA Helps Autistic Children
LIVE 101.5's Lady La raised $2,426 for Arizona Autism United through calendar sales partnered with Hi-Health stores, supporting therapy for children with autism....
The Roots Talk New Celebrity, Fallon, New Album and More
The Roots' Black Thought and ?uestlove discuss their new album, gaining fans through Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, and performing at Summer Jam in Hot 97...
