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.
Night Fox Entertainment $50M Film Co-Finance Venture
Night Fox Entertainment launches with $50 million to co-finance up to 10 feature films annually. Founded by Timothy L. Christian, the company partners with major...
K-Ci & JoJo: Jodeci Moments & Martin Setup
K-Ci & JoJo discuss Jamie Foxx's Living Color parody, their Martin TV appearance, group dynamics, and share classic Jodeci memories in candid interview....
Pandora Audience Still Rising
Pandora announced record growth in July 2013 with 1.28 billion listener hours, capturing 7.08% of total U.S. radio listening and reaching 71.2 million active users....
Wendy Williams Tapped to Host ‘R&B Divas LA’ Reunion Special
Wendy Williams will host the two-part R&B Divas LA reunion special airing September 4 and 11 on TV One, bringing together the cast to reflect...
The Steve Harvey Morning Show Joins 101.9 KISS FM
101.9 KISS FM announces Steve Harvey Morning Show joins their weekday lineup starting August 5th. Eastern North Carolina's top Hip-Hop and R&B station adds the...
RF Review: WGCI Hosts Miller Lite Comedy Competition
Kellye Howard wins Miller Lite's Chicago comedy competition at Park West with Marlon Wayans as judge. WGCI's Leon Rogers hosted the packed event featuring top...
Milli Vanilli’s Lip-Sync Scandal Aftermath on OWN
Milli Vanilli's Fab Morvan reveals on OWN how the infamous lip-synching scandal devastated him and Rob Pilatus, transforming them from chart-topping stars to industry pariahs....
Cox Launches “Contour” Personal TV Experience
Cox Communications launches Contour, a personalized TV experience with iPad integration, 6-show DVR recording, and intuitive content recommendations to eliminate channel surfing....
Jay Z Releases the Video for “Picasso Baby” as a Performance Art Film
So tell us what you think of Jay-Z’s Performance Art Film for “Picasso Baby.”JAY Z “Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film.” Directed by Mark Romanek.https://youtu.be/xMG2oNqBy-Y...
Lee Daniels’ The Butler: Interview with Director and Cast
Gayle King interviews Oprah Winfrey and the cast of Lee Daniels' The Butler, discussing the historical significance of this acclaimed film....
Kevin Owens Releases Memoir on Life with Luther Vandross
Kevin Owens releases memoir chronicling 23 years touring with Luther Vandross. The book reveals inside stories of the Grammy winner's creative process....
Spike Lee Talks Using KickStarter to Fund His New Film
Spike Lee discusses using Kickstarter to fund his new independent film and criticizes Hollywood's broken business model during Hot 97 interview....
Viacom Names Karim Mawji SVP, Digital Platform & Music
Viacom promotes Karim Mawji to Senior VP of Digital Platform for Music & Entertainment Ad Sales, overseeing MTV, VH1, and other brands' digital properties....
Rev Al Sharpton Pens Open Letter to Bill O’Reilly
Rev Al Sharpton writes open letter responding to Bill O'Reilly's controversial comments about black people in America....
Overstock.com Launches ‘The Good Good’ Ad Campaign
Overstock.com launches new TV ad campaign featuring Snoop Lion and his family, showcasing a peaceful side of the rapper while promoting his single 'The Good...
Bud Light & MySpace: Watch ’50/50/1′ Concerts Live
Bud Light and Myspace stream five exclusive 50/50/1 concerts featuring Miguel, Kendrick Lamar, and more artists performing simultaneously across America on August 1, 2013....
WideOrbit: 2,500+ Stations on Ad Traffic Platforms
WideOrbit announces over 2,500 stations now use its advertising traffic software platforms, highlighting significant growth in media management solutions....
Herbie Hancock: Complete Columbia Albums 1972-1988
Legacy Records announces Herbie Hancock: The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988, a deluxe 34-CD box set featuring all 31 albums from his Columbia era....
Toni Braxton Just Can’t Catch a Break
Toni Braxton lost 27 songs from her catalog after being outbid in her bankruptcy settlement. Ross M. Klein doubled her $20K offer to acquire the...
TGT Chats with The Morning Riot on WGCI
TGT (Tank, Ginuwine, and Tyrese) stopped by WGCI's Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot and talked about a variety of things....
Zimmerman Juror: ‘In Our Hearts, We Felt He Was Guilty’
George Zimmerman juror B29 reveals to ABC's Robin Roberts that the jury felt he was guilty in their hearts during the Trayvon Martin trial verdict....
Syleena Johnson Confronts Her Mother, Brenda Thompson on Fix My Life
R&B recording artist and reality star Syleena Johnson has invited her mother, Brenda Thompson, to live with her after Brenda began struggling with alcohol again....
SoundExchange Praises Congressman Watt’s Performance Rights Bill
Congressman Mel Watt plans to introduce legislation requiring AM/FM radio to pay recording artists and labels for airplay. SoundExchange CEO praises the move to address...
Mary J. Blige’s First Christmas Album With David Foster
Mary J. Blige releases her first holiday album 'A Mary Christmas' in October 2013, produced by legendary 16-time Grammy winner David Foster....
Cricket Announces August Featured Artists & Tracks
Cricket's Muve Music offers exclusive preview tracks from Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines album and Passenger commentary tracks in August 2013....