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.
Spotify Bundles Cut Mechanical Royalties Nearly $500M for Songwriters and Publishers
Spotify’s reclassification of premium music tiers as audiobook bundles has triggered a nearly $500 million shortfall in mechanical royalties for U.S. songwriters and publishers, a...
Bad Bunny Foundation Announces Free 2026 Youth Arts Program in Puerto Rico
Bad Bunny’s nonprofit organization, Fundación Good Bunny, is launching a significant free educational initiative for Puerto Rican youth, offering labels and publishers a direct model...
MediaCo Appoints Robert Greene as Independent Board Chair Amid Leadership Shift
MediaCo Holding has strengthened its corporate governance by appointing Robert L. Greene as the independent chair of its Board of Directors, a move that signals...
Registration Opens for NAB Show New York 2026 With AI and Streaming Focus
Radio programmers, rights holders, and Black music executives must prepare for a pivotal shift in media infrastructure as registration officially opens for NAB Show New...
AUDION Foundation Launches First Creative Mentorship for Nashville Emerging Artists
The AUDION Foundation has launched its inaugural Creative Mentorship Program, a strategic move to accelerate career growth for Nashville's emerging artists, songwriters, and producers by...
IHeartMedia Ends FCC Payola Probe With Consent Decree and New Reporting Rules
Radio programmers, labels, and rights holders across Black music and urban radio must take immediate note of a major legal resolution that reinforces federal transparency...
Atlanta Rap Icon T.I. Secures Full Publishing Catalog Deal With Reservoir Media
The Atlanta rap veteran T.I. has entered a major new business chapter by signing a comprehensive publishing agreement with Reservoir Media that covers his entire...
Believe Unifies Global Teams to Accelerate Independent Artist Development Strategy
Believe’s sweeping organizational restructuring matters immediately to independent labels, publishers, and radio programmers because it consolidates the company’s commercial and technology divisions under a single...
Peacock’s Five-Star Weekend Soundtrack Delivers Cross-Decade Hits for Labels and Radio
The soundtrack for Peacock’s The Five-Star Weekend offers a strategic mix of cross-decade hits that matter to publishers, radio programmers, and rights holders managing legacy...
Reservoir Media Secures T.I. Publishing and Non-Atlantic Recorded Stakes in Strategic Deal
New York-based independent music company Reservoir Media has executed a comprehensive partnership with Atlanta trap pioneer T.I., acquiring the rapper’s entire publishing catalog and stakes...
T.I. Transfers Entire Publishing Catalog to Reservoir Including Final Album Kill the King
Hip-hop icon T.I. has secured a major business milestone by transferring his entire publishing catalog to Reservoir Media, a move that consolidates rights for his...
Run-DMC Marks 40 Years of Raising Hell as Hip-Hops First Triple Platinum Blockbuster
The 40th anniversary of Run-DMC’s Raising Hell offers critical context for labels and publishers on how a single album can redefine an entire genre’s commercial...
Billboard Staff Ranks 30 Best Latin Songs of 2026 as Chart Dominance Shifts
Radio programmers and label executives must pay close attention to Billboard’s latest staff ranking of the top 30 Latin songs of 2026, which signals a...
Songwriters Sue HYBE Over BTS Hit Swim Alleging Demo Copy
A copyright infringement lawsuit targeting HYBE and its publishing arm has landed in U.S. federal court, raising immediate concerns for labels, publishers, and rights holders...
Scott Lindy Argues Human Instinct Remains Radio’s Core Asset Amid AI Integration
For radio programmers, Black music executives, and rights holders navigating the streaming era, the integration of artificial intelligence into daily workflows presents a critical question:...
Saga Communications Demands FCC Probe Over LPFM Applicant Linked to Pirate Radio Past
Corporate radio giant Saga Communications is forcing a critical legal showdown at the Federal Communications Commission by demanding an immediate investigation into a Massachusetts low-power...
Triton VP Urges Podcast Publishers to Prioritize Total Revenue Over CPMs
Podcast publishers chasing ever-higher cost-per-mille rates may be sacrificing their overall bottom line, a critical insight for audio executives and rights holders managing content inventory....
John Clay Wolfe Doubles IHeartMedia Syndication Footprint With New Multiyear Deal
Radio programmers and rights holders are watching a rare growth story in terrestrial radio as John Clay Wolfe more than doubles his national syndication reach...
Radio Workflow Introduces Free AR Buddy Service to Recover Unpaid Advertising Invoices
Radio stations across the urban and Black music sectors are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to unpaid advertising invoices, a cash flow crisis...
Futuro Media Surges 50% in Audience as It Shifts Beyond Public Radio
Radio programmers and rights holders must watch how Futuro Media is redefining audience reach by abandoning traditional public radio distribution limits for a cross-platform multimedia...
ABC Warns FCC Equal Time Probe Could Reshape Talk Radio Editorial Judgment
The dispute over ABC’s “The View†is no longer just a daytime TV controversy; it threatens to redefine how radio programmers across the Black music...
Chicago Public Media Launches Digital Hub With Chicago.com Domain Gift
Chicago Public Media is reshaping the local news landscape by launching a new digital-first brand using the iconic chicago.com domain, a move that signals a...
Video Podcast Ads Drive Immediate Purchases While Matching Audio Trust Levels
Radio programmers and label marketing teams must recalibrate ad strategies as new data confirms video podcasts deliver higher immediate purchase rates than audio-only formats without...
Storm Collapses Chicago FM Tower, Cutting 95.9 the River Signal to Streaming Only
A severe July storm has forced Connoisseur Media’s classic alternative station WERV-FM 95.9 “The River†in Aurora, Illinois, to abandon its terrestrial broadcast signal and...
FDA Crackdown on Pharma Ads Could Silence Broadcast Drug Commercials
Radio programmers and Black music outlets face a potential blackout of prescription drug advertising as the Trump administration moves to close the "adequate provision" loophole...