2022-02-11 14:35 3532

A year after the acquisition was completed, Sony Music’s $430 million deal to acquire AWAL and its neighboring rights bu

2022-02-11 13:05 4028

When James Gunn was conjuring up the opening credit sequence for HBO Max’s “Peacemaker,” he and his creative team had on

2022-02-11 08:55 1593

Motown founder Berry Gordy had a galaxy of star executives helping him build the company into the powerhouse it became,

2022-02-06 10:05 354

A decade after she had to convince her label that her choice of a first single wasn’t far too depressing and slow — and

2022-02-05 16:56 1775

Kay Hanley, best known as the frontperson for Letters to Cleo and co-founder of the activist group Songwriters of North

2022-02-03 15:15 733

British singer-songwriter RitaOra, who has scored four U.K. No. 1 singles, has partnered with BMG to release her future

2022-02-01 10:53 2559

Brazilian superstar Anitta has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas excluding Brazil. She was previ

2022-02-01 05:55 1116

J Dilla — a.k.a Jay Dee, a.k.a. James Dewitt Yancey —was a pioneering hip-hop producer who never worked on a “hit” recor

2022-01-27 11:50 935

The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary ofAnimoca Brands, has partnered with Warner Music Gro

2022-01-25 04:55 4865

With the recent news that M&M’S updated the footwear of the Green and Brown M&Ms from heels to sneakers and stilettos to

2022-01-20 21:02 3972

“The Batman” theme has finally been unveiled by composer Michael Giacchino ahead of its March 4 release.The orchestratio

2022-01-20 15:20 1922

Brett Yormark has been elevated to COO of Roc Nation, compant CEO Desiree Perez announced this week. Yormark previously

2022-01-13 09:38 2518

Kanye West has been named as a suspect in a battery report taken by the LAPD’s Newton Division early on Thursday morning

2022-01-13 07:06 2857

Singer-rapper-songwriter Tai Verdes has signed a global publishing deal with Kobalt, the company announced Thursday. The

2022-01-07 12:50 2577

Phylicia Fant, Columbia Records’ co-head of urban music for three years, has left the company, a rep confirms to Variety

2022-01-06 13:15 1061

A slew of eye-popping catalog sales, the promise of streaming’s expanding reach and proven music-to-screen pivots have m

2022-01-06 10:00 2054

Some six weeks after announcing the launch of Encore Recordings, industry veteran Joie Manda continues to staff up his f

2021-12-31 15:38 4134

Rob Stringer, the UK-born and -raised chairman of Sony Music Group, has been honored by the Queen of England with a CBE

2021-12-17 11:15 4750

Kobalt today announced it has extended its agreement with GrammyAward winning rapper Roddy Ricch. The worldwide agreemen

2021-12-15 09:24 3601

Lady Gaga has had three major acting roles. All have been anything but lighthearted material.She first showed her dramat