Don Diablo Launches New Record Label to Bridge House Music and Contemporary Art – EDM.com

Don Diablo Launches New Record Label to Bridge House Music and Contemporary Art - EDM.com

One of the electronic music community’s most outspoken advocates for digital art is at it again. Don Diablo has announced a brand new front-line label called HΞXHIBITION. Developed under the umbrella of his flagship HEXAGON […]

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 […]