Tag archives: Labels

Convergence In Music Industry as Managers Become Labels, Distributors Become Marketers and More

In this piece, Jake Udell reflects on the how music companies are increasingly converging to become the same thing as they try to wear a growing number of hats in an effort to remain relevant in a rapidly changing industry. _____________________________ Guest post by Jake Udell of Art of Manager…

Universal Music Group and Wondery to Jointly Develop and Produce Podcasts

Universal Music Group and Wondery have established a new agreement to develop premium original podcast content. Podcasts produced under the new agreement will be available globally on any platform where Wondery content is available. Universal says the …

Warner Bros. Records Announces a Joint Venture with R&R Records

The LA-based R&R launched in 2016 to provides an alternative approach for independent artists. The indie label also pushes an aggressive digital strategy.  Its first two signings under new Warner Bros. Records joint venture include singer/songwrite…

Warner Music Group Unveils Its Swanky DTLA Digs — Take a Look

Last month, Warner Music Group confirmed that it would shift its headquarters to downtown LA in the Arts District. Warner/Chappell relocated to the new building on February 25th, followed by Warner Bros. Records and other labels on March 15th.  The mig…

BMG’s 2018 Revenues Jump 7.5% to $613 Million — And It’s All ‘Organic’

Parent company Bertelsmann has released 2018 financial results for BMG. The financial report notes that 2018 finally marks a shift from growth through acquisitions to ‘organic growth’ for the music subsidiary.  BMG pointed to heavy growth in its record…

Endel Inks With Warner Music: “We’re the First-Ever Algorithm to Sign a Major Label Deal”

Endel is a free app-based algorithm that produces personalized sounds to help focus and relax.  It just signed a 20-album major label deal. Alongside the signing with Warner Music Group, the company also announced the release of a new skill for Amazon …

ampsuite 5 Introduces Significant Content Management and Royalty Accounting Enhancements for Labels

ampsuite 5 is here! The following article comes from ampsuite, a proud partner of DMN. Since its launch in 2012, ampsuite has been providing record labels with a suite of software aimed at streamlining their workflow and automating most of the logistic…

K-pop Powerhouse JYP Entertainment Inks Global Distribution Pact With The Orchard

Sony Music Entertainment is deepening its ties into the massively successful K-pop genre through a new partnership with JYP Entertainment (JYPE). The deal between JYPE and The Orchard grants global digital and physical distribution rights to the Sony s…

Artists Are Increasingly Rejecting Record Deals

Some record executives are starting to sweat, as the music industry morphs into one where the climate is significantly more favorable towards a DIY way of doing business and many artists are eschewing traditional label deals in favor of doing things their own way. _______________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…