Category : Record Labels
Polygram Relaunches with “The Story of Motown”
Universal Music Group relaunches Polygram Entertainment to produce music-focused films and TV shows. Their first project is 'The Story of Motown' documentary featuring Berry Gordy's...
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....
Capitol Records Celebrates 75 Years in Hollywood (pics)
Capitol Records celebrated 75 years in Hollywood with a star-studded industry event. MC Hammer drew crowds of industry professionals at the legendary Capitol building celebration....
Capitol Records to Receive Hollywood Star
Capitol Records receives a Hollywood Star of Recognition on November 15th, presented by Katy Perry and music executives. The ceremony celebrates Capitol's 75th anniversary at...
Capitol Records Launches 75th Anniversary Celebration
Capitol Records launches year-long 75th anniversary celebration in November with vinyl reissues, documentary series, and TASCHEN book honoring eight decades of music history....
CAST OF “EMPIRE” HOSTS THE NIGHT FROM THE GOLD CARPET
Empire cast hosts gold carpet event for season 3 premiere. Exclusive scene featuring Cookie and Lucious airs during Lethal Weapon debut on FOX....
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....
GUESS And Republic Records Join To Launch Guess Music
GUESS and Republic Records launch Guess Music platform with Ariana Grande's 'Side to Side' featuring Nicki Minaj premiering exclusively on GUESS.com....
Maria Alonte Appointed SVP of Film & Television at UMG
Universal Music Group appoints Maria Alonte as SVP of Film & Television Synchronization for Def Jam, Island Records, and Republic Records. She will oversee music...
Jennifer Hudson Signs Exclusive Deal with Epic Records
Jennifer Hudson signs exclusive deal with Epic Records, reuniting legendary producers LA Reid and Clive Davis for her upcoming album debut....
Universal Music Launches Verve Label Group
Universal Music Group forms Verve Label Group with Danny Bennett as President & CEO. The new structure includes Verve and UMG's classical labels, marking deepened...
Former Warner Music Exec Sentenced
Former Warner Music executive Danielle D Smith pleaded guilty to embezzling over $1 million from Atlantic Records using corporate credit cards for personal expenses over...
Verve Records: 60 Years of Historic Reissues
Verve Records celebrates 60 years with historic reissues from jazz legends including Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, and Billie Holiday throughout 2016....
Sony Music Expands in Africa with New Lagos Office
Sony Music Entertainment opens new Lagos office to expand West African operations, signing Nigerian superstar Davido to worldwide deal. The music giant also registers in...
UMG Appoints David Blackman and Scott Landis for New Roles
Universal Music Group appoints David Blackman as Head of Film and Television Development and Scott Landis as theatrical advisor to expand into entertainment media....
Verizon and Sony Music Partner for go90 Content
Verizon and Sony Music announced a multi-year deal to create original video content for the go90 mobile platform. New shows include celebrity pranks, car singing...
Music Labels: Americans Favor Smaller Revenue Share
Survey reveals 53% of Americans believe music labels should get smaller revenue share so artists and streaming companies can make a living. Only 9% think...
Adele Continues to Break Records
Adele's album 25 breaks multiple sales records, selling 2.8 million copies in the U.S. within five days and surpassing NSYNC's previous record....
Sony Music to Release Soundtrack for NBC’s The Wiz LIVE!
Sony Music releases The Wiz LIVE! soundtrack featuring NE-YO, Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah and Shanice Williams. The NBC special airs December 3rd....
Universal Music Group Names EVP of Public Affairs
Universal Music Group appoints Eric Berman as Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, bringing over a decade of music industry experience from Kekst and Company...
Universal Music Canada Announces New President and CEO
Universal Music Group names Jeffrey Remedios as new President and CEO of Universal Music Canada, replacing Randy Lennox who joins Bell Media....
UMG Names Jay Frank to Lead Playlist Marketing
Universal Music Group names Jay Frank as Senior VP of Global Streaming Marketing to lead playlist strategy and streaming analytics for UMG artists....
Have You Seen the New Trailer for EMPIRE Season 2?
The new EMPIRE Season 2 trailer reveals Lucious in jail while Cookie takes control. NeYo joins the cast and music team for the hit Fox...
Taylor Swift’s Letter Changes Artist Pay Policy
Taylor Swift's open letter to Apple Music sparked a major industry shift, forcing the tech giant to pay artists during trial periods. Her bold move...
Dru Hill Sues Record Label for Album Flop
Dru Hill and Sisqo are suing Kedar Entertainment Group for $1 million each, claiming the label failed to spend promised marketing dollars and shorted them...