Universal Music Group Debuts Virgin Music Label & Artist Services Africa

Universal Music Group Debuts Virgin Music Label & Artist Services Africa

About five months following Warner Music Group’s acquisition of African distribution and rights-management company Africori, Universal Music Group (UMG) has launched Virgin Music Label & Artist Services in Africa. UMG, which rolled out the revamped […]

Halsey’s record label won’t release a new song until it goes viral on TikTok. Is this the future of the music industry?

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On Sunday, May 22, popular American singer songwriter Halsey shared a video on TikTok with tinny music in the background, the onscreen text reading: Basically I have a song that I love that I wanna release ASAP […]

Halsey Says Label Preventing Song Release Unless They ‘Fake a Viral Moment’

Halsey Says Label Preventing Song Release Unless They ‘Fake a Viral Moment’

Halsey is accusing their label of withholding music until they score a viral moment on TikTok.  The singer, who has been signed to Capitol Records since 2018 and Astralwerks since 2014, took to TikTok on […]

FUGA Signs Global Deal with Label YEAR0001; Hires Ebba Guhnby

FUGA signs global deal label YEAR0001

Photo Credit: FUGA FUGA has announced a global distribution and marketing services deal with the Swedish label YEAR0001. Post-punk band Viagra Boys and Swedish rapper Yung Lean are among the label’s roster. The partnership will […]

“Never Say Die Forever”: Iconic Record Label Disbands After 13 Years of Pioneering Bass Music – EDM.com

"Never Say Die Forever": Iconic Record Label Disbands After 13 Years of Pioneering Bass Music - EDM.com

After 13 years of releasing pioneering dubstep and bass music, one of the most historic independent record labels in the electronic scene is shutting down for good. Never Say Die has unexpectedly announced its disbandment, […]

Oakland’s Space Ghost Delivers New Album on Vancouver Label Pacific Rhythm

Oakland's Space Ghost Delivers New Album on Vancouver Label Pacific Rhythm

Vancouver label will Pacific Rhythm will release a new album from Sudi Wachspress (a.k.a Space Ghost), entitled Private Paradise. As Space Ghost, Wachspress purveys a soulful breed of deep house that’s sure to make you […]

Exclusive Interview: ShiShi discusses his new album, launching a label, and future plans

Exclusive Interview: ShiShi discusses his new album, launching a label, and future plans

We had a chance to talk to Shishi, a NYC based artist who recently dropped a chart-topping album Chrysalis. Raised on three different continents, ShiShi’s music reflects his global citizenship, blending sounds and influences from […]

UMG’s Web3 label 10.22PM joins Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT community | Digital

UMG's Web3 label 10.22PM joins Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT community | Digital

Universal Music Group’s next-gen record company, 10.22PM, has become the first major label to own one of the Bored Ape NFTs. 10.22PM discovers and develops artists, brands, digital creators and intellectual property. The label has […]

Muna Announce New Album on Phoebe Bridgers’ Label, Share Video for New Song: Watch

Muna have announced their self-titled new album. It’s out June 24 via Phoebe Bridgers’ label Saddest Factory Records. The album includes the Bridgers-featuring single “Silk Chiffon,” and today, Muna have shared a new single called […]