Rapper Cardi B has responded to a lawsuit filed by her former manager, Klenord Raphael, who claims the rapper reneged on their contract, with a $15 million counterclaim and a demand to void their original contract. Raphael, known as Shaft, filed a lawsuit in April against the new rap superstar…
Category archives: Major Labels
What Is Article 13? What Did Today’s Vote Mean For Music?
The vote by the EU Parliament Thursday to open debate on Article 13, sweeping legislation that revamps copyright law, is seen as a setback for the music industry. But what is exactly is Article 13 and what does today’s vote mean for musicians and the music industry? What Is Article…
1300 Musicians, Trade Groups Push For Article 13 Adoption Today, Big Tech Disagrees
UPDATE 2: 1300 recording artists including Sir Paul McCartney, Plácido Domingo, James Blunt and Max Martin, as well as most industry trade groups are urging the European Parliament to support the Article 13 EU Copyright Directive today. But big tech disagrees. The vote will take place on today, Thursday July…
Best Buy Just Killed The CD
Best Buy cut the number of music CD’s it carries dramatically this week. The electronics retailer operates more than 1100 stores in the United States and was the largest chain of stores there that carried CD titles beyond the Top 100. While earlier reports implied that Best Buy would stop…
Streaming Changes Everything For Music Catalogs
Most labels and many musicians thrive because of their hits, but survive over time because of their catalog. But as MIDiA analyst Mak Mulligan points out, streaming , which offers access to 35 million track library and a ‘small royalty income forever’ business model, changes the value of music catalogs…
Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ Obliterates Spotify Debut Day Record
Drake’s new album ‘Scorpion’ obliterated Spotify’s first day streaming record with more than 132 million streams. At one point on Friday, the 25 track album was streaming more than 10 million times per hour. The previous one day album stream record was set on April 27th by Post Malone with…
Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ Obliterates Spotify Debut Day Record
Drake’s new album ‘Scorpion’ obliterated Spotify’s first day streaming record with more than 132 million streams. At one point on Friday, the 25 track album was streaming more than 10 million times per hour. The previous one day album stream record was set on April 27th by Post Malone with…
Senate Markup Of Music Modernization Act Is Today: CONTACT CONGRESS NOW!
Efforts continue to gut portions of the Music Modernization Act in the Senate despite unanimous backing in the House Of Representatives and near unanimous backing from all sectors of the the music industry. Now is an essential time to get speak out. ____________________________ From SoundExchange Today, June 28, the Senate…
Grammys Expand Best Album, Song, Record, New Artist Categories and More
The Grammy Awards are making changes, some of which appear to be a response to the miniscule number of women nominated last year. Others changes effect music supervisors and the World Music category. The Recording Academy is increasing the number of nominees in the big “General Field” Grammy categories -…
How To Have A Successful Artist Interview from Billboard’s Kevan Kenney
As an up-and-coming artist, getting interviewed by represents an exciting opportunity to tell your story and reach new fans. But pulling off a successful interview takes planning. Kevin Kenney of Billboard shares tips on how to make it work. _____________________ Guest post by Leslie Richin from the Spotify For Artists…