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.
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....
Mood Media Hires Danny Turner as Creative Leader
Mood Media appoints Danny Turner as Global Senior VP of Programming and Production. Turner brings extensive experience from XM Satellite Radio and audio branding expertise....
Pastor Jamal Bryant Explains “These Hoes Ain’t Loyal”
Pastor Jamal Bryant addresses his controversial "These Hoes Ain't Loyal" statement in interview with James Fortune. The religious leader explains context behind remarks....
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....
Myspace Dos Equis X Games Music Live Austin
Myspace and Dos Equis partner to live stream X Games MUSIC performances from Austin June 6-8, featuring Mac Miller, Pretty Lights, and The Flaming Lips....
Shutterstock Adds Music Licensing for Images and Video
Shutterstock launches music licensing service with 60,000+ tracks for businesses and filmmakers. Partnership with Rumblefish offers simple pricing....
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....
Square’s Cash Advance: Future of Small Business?
Square's new cash advance program offers small businesses an alternative to traditional loans, potentially revolutionizing business funding worldwide....
Top Stories From This Week 5/29/14
Weekly entertainment roundup covers Maya Angelou's passing, Dr. Dre's $3 billion Apple Beats deal, and Laverne Cox making TIME magazine history as first transgender cover...
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...
Republic Records Promotes Tom Mackay to EVP, West Coast
Republic Records promotes Tom Mackay to Executive VP/GM West Coast after 15+ years with the label. Mackay has guided multi-platinum artists and major soundtracks....
RF Tech Watch: Are Solar Roadways the Wave of the Future?
Solar roadways could revolutionize transportation with sun-powered roads that charge cars, melt snow, and detect obstacles. This innovative technology represents the future of smart infrastructure....
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...