“I do agree with him that no one was present, certainly, after the creation of my first demo EP.” After Greyson Chance excoriated Ellen DeGeneres and her now-defunct record label as “manipulative,” “self-centered” and “blatantly […]
Charlie Puth felt abandoned by Ellen DeGeneres’ record label. The 30-year-old singer signed with eleveneleven in 2011 but after recording a demo for the company, everyone “just disappeared” and he received no feedback, though he […]
REZZ‘s new era of expansion is in full swing. The Spiral producer has been one of electronic music’s biggest success stories over the last five years and remains one of the most influential figures within […]
Second Estate Records founder Mel Carter. Photo Credit: Warner Music Group Warner Records has announced a “worldwide joint venture” (including distribution as well as marketing) with the newly founded Second Estate Records, the professional home […]
Photo Credit: Because Music French indie label Because Music is now leading the ‘anti-circumvention’ charge against YouTube downloaders. Independent record label Because Music has joined the fight to rid the music industry of its YouTube ripping problem, […]
“I’m out here like everyone else just grinding” If it seems like celebrity children have taken over the entertainment industry, you might not be wrong. Over the past few years, numerous aspiring stars have stepped […]
Alain de Saracho has launched a new Los Angeles-based label Out of Orbit. Out of Orbit will situate itself as a concept label focused on remixes of LA-based indie acts, drawing “inspiration from Factory/Creation Records-era […]
Christina Aguilera has recalled how she had to battle music executives to be allowed to record using her last name. During an interview staged for Billboard Latin Music Week, the Beautiful hitmaker – whose father […]
Photo Credit: HitCo Entertainment Concord moves forward with its HitCo catalog purchase — but leaves the label behind. Antonio LA Reid’s HitCo Entertainment — home to artists like Dixie D’Amelio, Jennifer Lopez, Saint Jhn, and […]
A nighttime shot of Zaitunay Bay in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Photo Credit: abdallahh Reservoir Media (NASDAQ: RSVR) and Abu Dhabi-headquartered publisher PopArabia have announced the acquisition of Lebanese music company Voice of Beirut. New York […]
Virgin Music Group co-CEOs JT Myers and Nat Pastor. Photo Credit: Universal Music Group About 19 months after rolling out the revamped Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially acquired […]
Maude, who is the daughter of comedy legends Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann, gets real about how it affects her and how she works Maude Apatow is out to prove there’s more to her than […]
Photo Credit: Alfred Marroquin / CC by 3.0 Late last month, Megan Thee Stallion formally demanded $1 million from her record label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, and doubled down on her claim that Something for Thee […]
Google will start labeling which health clinics or hospitals provide abortions when users search for reproductive care online or in maps, the California-based company announced this week. The increase in information that the search engine […]
Defected Records has been sold to its former CEO for an undisclosed sum. Wez Saunders has acquired the transformative house music label, which is home to many of the genre’s most venerated artists, like Jamie Jones, […]
Megan Thee Stallion has escalated her legal battle against her record label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, and is now seeking $1 million (£850,000) in damages over their dispute. The Savage rapper, who has been locked in […]
Megan Thee Stallion is suing her label for $1 million in damages. The ‘Savage’ hitmaker has amended her lawsuit against 1501 Certified Entertainment after she released what she believed to be her final album in […]
Photo Credit: Republic Records Universal Music Group-owned Republic Records launches a new ‘Kids & Family’ label, with “major releases and partnerships” to be announced soon. New York City-based label Republic Records launched a new Kids […]
Romare, born Archie Fairhurst, will release Fantasy, a new album, in November. Across 10 new tracks, Fantasy takes a more abstract approach to sampling than Fairhurst’s previous work, including 2020’s Home and 2015’s Projections, both […]
Heche’s ex-husband James Tupper thanked her for the “completely accurate” tribute. Both Emily Bergl and Anne Heche’s ex-husband James Tupper have pushed back at the “crazy” label “placed upon” the late actress. The two both […]