Gamble and Huff Congratulate Thom Bell on Award Honor
Philadelphia International Records legends Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff congratulate Thom Bell on receiving the 2017 Grammy Trustees Award. The trio created the iconic Sound...
Warner Music Group Acquires 300 Entertainment
Warner Music Group acquires 300 Entertainment, home to Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug, and Mary J. Blige. Kevin Liles named Chairman & CEO of 300...
Motown Records Names Courtney Lowery Executive VP
Motown Records names Courtney Lowery as Executive VP of Media Strategy and Lifestyle. Lowery will oversee media strategy for the label's roster....
Pershing Square Buys 10% of Universal Music
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings acquires 10% stake in Universal Music Group for $4 billion in landmark deal. Bill Ackman's investment values UMG at $42.4 billion....
Interscope & CMG Partner to Boost Artist Careers
Interscope Records and Yo Gotti's CMG announce major partnership to develop hip-hop artists including Moneybagg Yo and 42 Dugg. The collaboration builds on recent chart...
Sony Music Partners with Mass Appeal Records
Sony Music partners with Mass Appeal Records in major hip-hop deal. Nas returns to Sony with his own label after Grammy win for King's Disease....
300 Entertainment Named Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplace
300 Entertainment earned recognition on Inc. Magazine's 2021 Best Workplaces list and won a Shorty Award for Megan Thee Stallion's #SavageChallenge campaign....
Radio Signs Historic Record Deal for Comedy Album
Issa Rae's Raedio signs award-winning podcast duo The Read to a historic record deal for their first-ever comedy album, featuring original music....
Ethiopia Habtemariam Promoted to Chairman and CEO of Motown
Ethiopia Habtemariam has been promoted to Chairman and CEO of Motown Records after serving as President since 2014. Under her leadership, the iconic label relocated...
Sony Music Appoints Towalame Austin as EVP of Philanthropy
Sony Music Group names Towalame Austin as Executive Vice President of Philanthropy and Social Impact. Austin brings 20+ years of non-profit experience from Roc Nation....
Entertainment One Promotes Andre Howard and Ebrahim Rasheed
Entertainment One promotes Andre Howard to VP Digital Marketing and Ebrahim Rasheed to Director A&R. Both executives played key roles in recent successes with Brandy,...
Universal Music Latin & MPM Productions Partner
Universal Music Latin partners with MPM Productions in multi-year deal to develop crossover Latin artists. First release 'ERROR' by JD Pantoja hits #1 in 11...
Iconic 45 Record Label Designs Through Time
A nostalgic journey through iconic 45 record label designs from music's golden era. Features classic labels like Motown and explores the lost art of record...
Streaming Boom Drives Record Labels’ IPO Plans
Major record labels Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group plan IPOs fueled by streaming profits. Revenue from streaming rose 26% to $4.3 billion in...
Cash Money Records Hosts 23rd Annual Turkey Giveaway in NOLA
Cash Money Records hosts its 23rd annual turkey giveaway in New Orleans on November 26th. Co-founders Birdman and Slim Williams continue their holiday tradition of...
Def Jam Strengthens Leadership with Key Promotions
Def Jam Recordings promotes veteran executive Rodney Shealey to Executive Vice President and Theda Sandiford to Senior VP of Commerce in strategic leadership restructuring....
Blueface Launches Debut EP Dirt Bag on Cash Money Today
Blueface drops his Cash Money debut EP 'Dirt Bag' featuring hit singles 'Buss Down,' 'Daddy,' and 'Bleed It.' The EP hit iTunes Top 10 with...
RCA Inspiration Celebrates 2019 Stellar and NAACP Awards
RCA Inspiration dominated the 2019 Stellar Awards and NAACP Image Awards with multiple wins for Koryn Hawthorne, The Walls Group, and other gospel artists....
Republic Records Appoints Amina Diop as SVP of A&R
Republic Records appoints Amina Diop as SVP of A&R, marking the label's first Atlanta office. The veteran executive managed Young Thug and Gucci Mane....
Sony Music Launches SamePlate Label with Jonathan Master
Sony Music Entertainment partners with Jonathan Master to launch SamePlate, a new joint venture label focused on emerging talent development. The roster includes Ro Ransom,...
Prince’s Catalog Goes Exclusively to Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group secures exclusive rights to Prince's catalog, including 25 NPG Records albums and unreleased vault recordings. The deal covers publishing, merchandise, and iconic...
RCA Records and HBO Release Soundtrack for Insecure Series
RCA Records and HBO release the official soundtrack for Insecure, featuring Issa Rae, Kelis, Thundercat, and other artists exploring relationship themes from the hit series....
Warner Music Group Reports Strong Financial Growth for 2016
Warner Music Group reported 9.4% revenue growth and $30 million net income for fiscal 2016, driven by 21% digital revenue growth and strong performance across...
GUESS & Republic Records Music Initiative
GUESS and Republic Records launch GUESS Music initiative, debuting with Ariana Grande's 'Side to Side' featuring Nicki Minaj, combining fashion and music discovery....
eOne Music Earns 15 Nominations for 2016 GMA Dove Awards
Entertainment One Music earned 15 nominations for the 2016 GMA Dove Awards, with Jonathan McReynolds leading with 4 nods and gospel legends like Shirley Caesar...