Record sales were at an all-time high in 2024, and Spotify paid out $10bn in royalties - but most of that money is going to ...

On Thursday, music labels sought to add nearly 500 more sound recordings to a lawsuit accusing the Internet Archive (IA) of mass copyright infringement through its Great 78 Project, which seeks to ...

Congratulations, music industry – you've found a way to make people hate you even more than when you sued 12-year-olds for ...

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Being chronically online has paid off for rising star Esha Tewari, who now has record labels competing for her attention.

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In most label deals, artists sign as independent contractors. And while SAG-AFTRA counts around 3,500 recording musicians ...

Universal Music Group has acquired Netherlands-based independent record company 8Ball Music. Established in 2006, the ...

The streaming market rose to record levels in 2024 to break the £1 billion barrier for the first time, in part thanks to ...

While this shift is giving artists more independence, the big caveat is they first have to prove themselves to the public.