The U.K. government announced reforms for fairer music creator pay, including per diem payments for songwriters and session ...

The major music labels have rolled nicely into the streaming era, but an upcoming artist revolution might not be so kind to their future. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip. Featured.

In June 2024, a contingency of record labels — including three of the world's biggest, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Records — sued AI firms Suno and Udio for copyright ...

Small recording companies increasingly rely on corporate rivals for distribution. Though economic necessity is driving the longtime foes together, the ties also exacerbate tensions.

The further devaluation of music by flooding major label controlled DSPs with major label owned generative AI fodder fed by major label catalogue,” Sharooz writes.

A graphic designer who's done some work in the music industry has posted a 6,000-word diatribe bemoaning the death of Oink and predicting (and encouraging) the death of the major-label system. So ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by ISP Cox over whether it should be held liable for the music piracy committed by its users. Cox Communications’ request for the Supreme Court to ...

“Major Labels” is full of good biographical details. When Sanneh was a student at Harvard, for example, he had to take a semester-long class in the history of punk music, ...

Major record labels' 2024 was about acquiring indie music companies and expanding their artist services footprints around the world. Major Record Labels' 2024 Was About Acquiring Indie Music Companies ...

And managers say the friendliest major-label contract available to new acts still involves them turning over at least 50% of the streaming income they generate, usually more, ...