Category : Record Labels
Interscope Geffen A&M Launches Artist Website
Interscope Geffen A&M launches revolutionary website using real-time social technologies from Echo and Arktan to create immersive fan experiences....
From Homelessness to Def Jam: DJ Enuff on K La
DJ Enuff interviews K La about his remarkable journey from homelessness to signing with Def Jam Records. The rising artist shares his inspiring story of...
Ruffhouse Records Supports Beanie Sigel Amid Arrest
Ruffhouse Records CEO Chris Schwartz announces continued support for rapper Beanie Sigel following his arrest, one day after releasing his new album THIS TIME....
Baltimore Label Founder April Washington Succeeds
Baltimore record label founder April Washington builds successful music business despite economic challenges. Her entrepreneurial journey demonstrates resilience in the competitive music industry....
Chris Schwartz Relaunches Legendary Label With Beanie Sigel
Chris Schwartz proudly announces Ruffhouse Records' relaunch with Beanie Sigel as the first artist, despite the rapper's tax evasion sentencing....
Krutz Family Cellars Launches 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon in LA
Krutz Family Cellars releases 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon with art label by Medeski Martin & Wood's Billy Martin at Warner Bros Records' Vinyl Revisionists show....
Former Record Label Exec Dwayne Alexander Stabbed to Death
Former Capitol Records publicist Dwayne Alexander, 48, was fatally stabbed by a 22-year-old student while working as a counselor at a Los Angeles Job Corps...
Elise Wright Joins vzillion as Executive
Former Universal Music Group SVP Elise Wright joins vzillion as VP of Marketing Digital Messaging. Wright oversaw careers of Stevie Wonder, Akon, Amy Winehouse, and...
Epic Records Signs Outkast and Ciara
LA Reid signs Outkast and Ciara to Epic Records as he rebuilds the label's roster. Both artists have previous history working with Reid....
GAMBLE & HUFF STATEMENT ON NICK ASHFORD’S PASSING
Legendary producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff pay tribute to Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson, crediting him with producing their hit 'I'm Gonna Make...
Beach Road Music Acquires Coed Records Catalog
Beach Road Music acquires historic Coed Records catalog and discovers unreleased 1950s-60s doo-wop masters in NYC apartment, including rare Johnny Maestro recording....
Changes at Interscope and Def Jam
Interscope Records executed multiple layoffs this week with more planned. Def Jam is expected to announce similar staff reductions within 30 days....
Cash Money Records Criminal Justice Guide
Cash Money Records launches publishing venture with Raw Law, a criminal justice guide by attorney Muhammad Ibn Bashir aimed at educating urban youth about the...
Epic Records Signs “The Sing-Off” S2 Winner Committed!
Epic Records has officially signed Committed, the winning group from NBC's The Sing-Off Season 2. The a cappella group beat out three other finalists....
Interscope & Ralph Lauren Promote OneRepublic’s “Secrets”
Interscope Records partnered with Ralph Lauren Fragrances to feature OneRepublic's hit "Secrets" in a Bruce Weber-directed ad for The Big Pony Collection....
Barry Weiss Out at Sony Music Moves to…
Barry Weiss leaves Sony Music Entertainment to join Universal Music, where he'll run East Coast operations under CEO Lucian Grainge starting January 2011....
American Idol Season 9: Top Contenders Collection
19 Recordings/RCA Records releases American Idol Season 9 compilation featuring top 10 contestants including Crystal Bowersox, Lee Dewyze, and Aaron Kelly....
Reid Visits Shyne in Belize for Def Jam Deal
L.A. Reid traveled by private jet to Belize to personally finalize Shyne's Def Jam contract, demonstrating the label's serious commitment to the rapper....
Funkmaster Flex Attacks Interscope, Tells Step What?
I thought this type of industry practice died when the industry changed in the early 2000's but apparently not. Someone named Nino at Interscope has...
Touch and Go Records Cuts Staff
Last Monday, 21 employees of the Touch and Go record label came to work in their three-story Ravenswood office to find the company some of...
J and Jive Records Downsizes/ Update
J and Jive Records have downsized a bit this week 29 layoffs in all inlcude: Curtis Dixon, Lou Robinson, Stephanie Lopez, Damien Sabatello, Ro Johnson,...
Jermaine Dupri Addresses Def Jam Exit, Criticizes L.A. Reid
Producer Jermaine Dupri appeared to be anointed by his musical forefathers as one of the next frontrunners of the biz. That is, until industry whisperings...
‘Cha Cha Slide’ writer suing record label – UPI.com
A record label failed to pay Willie “DJ Casper” Perry Jr. royalties for his hit “The Cha Cha Slide,” the Chicago disc Radio DJey alleges...