How can Drake release an album while he's suing his record label? The rapper put out "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" with PARTYNEXTDOOR while suing Universal.

One of Africa’s leading music distribution platforms, Mdundo is transforming the digital music space by empowering artists to distribute, promote, and monetise their work.A statement sent to Saturday ...

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Universal Music Group has reorganised its Nashville operation. The major said it was making the changes “to enhance its position as the premier home for country artists” amid the genre’s ...

Warner Chappell Music U.S. Latin has signed a worldwide administration deal with Yandel. Signed to Warner Music Latina as a ...

While labels get most of their income from streaming, it's also becoming more difficult for artists to cut through.

Kendrick Lamar became the first solo hip-hop artist to headline a Super Bowl halftime show, delivering an artsy performance with motifs of the United States, including dancers forming the USA flag.

Despite today’s turbulent social climate, protest anthems have faded from mainstream music. Shaped by capitalism, streaming ...

Brett Milano This Mississippi bluesman was famed for playing an unorthodox nine-string guitar and in 1935 he recorded (under ... label ventured into the Mississippi Delta and found a group of ...

Universal Music Group and Universal Music Greater China have announced a deal with Chinese pop legend Liu Huan.

Warner Music Group has completed its full acquisition of Africori, a prominent Africa-focused music distribution, music ...

Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper.