Early in 2024, Clipse prepared to play a new album for their label, Def Jam. While these types of playbacks can be routine, this one was...
Spotify released its annual Loud & Clear report on Wednesday (March 12), trumpeting the growing number of musicians earning robust royalty income from the platform, along...
In 1997, David Bowie did something unusual: Rather than sign a standard recording contract, he entered into a licensing agreement with EMI America. Under the terms...
It’s well established that a song which becomes popular on TikTok often becomes popular on streaming services soon after. The platform aims to quantify this effect...
Roughly 30 years ago, Boyz II Men seduced and cajoled their way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “I’ll Make Love to You.”...
Mano Sundaresan, founder of the music blog No Bells, will take on the role of Head of Editorial Content for Pitchfork, the publication announced on Tuesday...
Early in May, the New York house music stalwarts at Nervous Records were enjoying two hits in the top 10 on the Beatport chart: A zippy,...
Louis Posen launched a label on a dare. It was 1993 and he was directing a music video for Guttermouth when the band threw down the...
Not long after Artist Partner Group (APG) signed Odetari — who specializes in glitchy, racing electronic tracks — last year, the label set up a second...
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Esteemed vocal group Boyz II Men has inked a deal with Warner Records Nashville, with plans to release a country...
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” rises a spot to notch a record-extending 25th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot...
“If it’s Reggae Girlz and it’s football, then it’s Cedella!” the three-time Grammy-winning reggae singer and eldest biological child of...
Record collecting and music discovery platform Discogs has teamed up with Germany-based indie record store Black Plastic Records for the...
Kenny MacPherson, the longtime music publishing executive who co-founded independent publisher Big Deal Music, died Oct. 23 in Los Angeles....
Jack White is mourning the death of his older brother, Edward “Eddie” Gillis, who managed Third Man Records’ Detroit vinyl...
Lady Lava may have dominated the night with four wins, including female soca artist of the year and zess song...
From the continued domination of Full Blown’s “Big Links” riddim and Kes’ globe-trotting touring success to major moments like Destin...
Press Play, the new solo EP from LISA of BLACKPINK, tops this week’s new music poll. Related LISA’s ‘Press Play’:...
