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.
KISS: 40 Years of Rock – Hall of Fame Limited Release
KISS celebrates 40 years and Rock Hall induction with massive vinyl reissue campaign including remastered albums and ultimate box set KISSTERIA....
Apollo Music Store’s Successful Chicago Launch Event
Apollo Music Store launched its groundbreaking music licensing platform in Chicago, connecting advertising professionals with pre-cleared tracks. The event featured Grammy winners and industry experts...
Jay Z’s Made in America Comes to LA
Jay Z's Made in America festival officially expands to Los Angeles as a second city location. The festival continues in Philadelphia while adding the West...
TuneCore Reports $34.1M Artist Earnings Q1 2014
TuneCore reported $34.1 million in artist earnings for Q1 2014, generated from 1.3 billion downloads and streams - a 75% increase over 2013....
Kerry Washington Narrates Steve Stoute’s Acclaimed Audiobook
Kerry Washington narrates Steve Stoute's acclaimed book The Tanning of America, exploring how hip-hop transformed American culture and economy over 30 years....
Los Angeles Music Executive Debra Hughes Reported Missing
Los Angeles music executive Debra Hughes, who worked with Tyler Perry and Stevie Wonder, has been reported missing since January 2014....
SRI Records Acquires Rights to Classic Soul & Reggae Hits
SRI Records has acquired exclusive rights to classic recordings from Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Ike & Tina Turner, and Bob Marley's catalog through estate deals....
The Voice Summer Tour: Top Finalists & Stars
NBC's The Voice announces 31-show summer tour featuring Season 5 winner Tessanne Chin, runner-up Jacquie Lee, and other top finalists hitting major cities nationwide....
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2014 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
Jason Derulo announced finalists for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards on Good Morning America. Imagine Dragons and Lorde lead with 12 nominations each....
The Man Known to the World as The Ultimate Warrior Dies
WWE icon The Ultimate Warrior, born James Brian Hellwig, died at age 54 after collapsing outside an Arizona hotel. His death came just days after...
George Tandy Jr. & Joyce Little Single Success
George Tandy Jr. discusses his successful single 'March' in a V-103 Atlanta radio interview with Joyce Little, performing the Urban AC hit live in studio....
Marsha Ambrosius on Writing “Butterflies” for MJ
Marsha Ambrosius reveals on V103 Atlanta how she wrote 'Butterflies' for Michael Jackson and the career impact of the collaboration....
Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience Tour Returns to North America
Justin Timberlake announces additional North American dates for his 20/20 Experience World Tour due to overwhelming demand. Shows include stops in LA, Dallas, Toronto, and...
Life Lessons: Tyrese Talks to His Daughter About Confidence
Tyrese gives his daughter powerful advice about self-confidence in a heartwarming video that has women across social media praising his parenting approach....
Taylor Swift Sells Out Shanghai Arena in One Minute!
Taylor Swift broke Chinese history by selling out Shanghai's Mercedes-Benz Arena in just one minute during her RED Tour. The pop superstar's Asian dates sold...
The Hot 97 Summer Jam Line Up Has Been Announced
Hot 97 Summer Jam 2014 lineup announced featuring 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Nas, and more at MetLife Stadium on June 1st with 55,000 fans expected....
Riptide Music Group Names Dan Silver As VP Of Creative
Riptide Music Group appoints Dan Silver as VP of Creative to oversee operations and marketing. Silver will handle sync licensing for ads, films, and games....
Motown Relocating Back to Los Angeles
Motown Records is moving back to Hollywood into Capitol Music towers, with Ethiopia Habtemariam promoted from SVP to President to lead the iconic label....
Loren Weisman Shares Music Business Insights at Festival
Loren Weisman, author of 'The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business,' will share industry insights at the LA Times Book Festival booth 934....
Mayor Calling for an end to ULTRA in Miami
A security guard was seriously injured at ULTRA Miami when ticketless concertgoers knocked down a fence. The mayor and city officials are now calling for...
Warner Music Group Appoints Kaz Kobayashi as CEO of Japan
Warner Music Group appoints Kaz Kobayashi as CEO and Shuji Utsumi as COO of Warner Music Japan. The executives bring extensive experience from Sony Music...
Laura Tesoriero: First Female Chair of Latin Academy
Laura Tesoriero makes history as the first female Chair of the Latin Recording Academy Board of Trustees. The EPSA Music CEO leads new leadership team....
Streetz 94.5 Atlanta Drops Hosts for Breakfast Club
Streetz 94.5 in Atlanta drops local hosts Rashan Ali and Miss Sophia to bring in The Breakfast Club syndicated morning show starting Monday....
Joe Signs with BMG Chrysalis for New Album
R&B singer Joe signs with BMG Chrysalis for new album 'Bridges' featuring Kelly Rowland on lead single 'Love & Sex Part 2.' Summer release follows...
LOOK: It’s Colby Colb
Industry veteran Colby Colb met with 50 Cent from Capital Music, sharing that the rapper 'dropped a lot of knowledge' during their discussion....
