Record labels have been around for decades and, for a long time, being signed to one meant that an artist made it in the music industry. But what does a label actually do, how do they make a profit ...

Record labels have played a pivotal role in the music industry for decades, providing artists with the resources, support and exposure needed to succeed in a highly competitive field. While the music ...

Considering the fact that Joan Jett is one of the most iconic rock stars of all time, it's hard to imagine there was ever a time when she couldn't get a record deal. But after the Runaways broke up in ...

Record labels exist to sell music from artists who only receive a small percentage of profits unless they run their own labels. Usually major labels finance manufacturing and distribution costs and ...

Since the pandemic began, every record labels’ marketing team has been throwing around the same buzzword phrase: “getting creative.” Traditional album marketing tactics like touring — which is ...

What's left of the old record/music business model? Brick and mortar "record" stores are going away, and commercial radio doesn't play a lot of new music. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

Being mainly based in the music industry, I'm constantly asked if being signed to a record label is worth it. Now, I'm asking you: Do you believe being signed to a record label is worth it? Working as ...

This weekend, the Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based record label Numero Group will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with two nights of live shows at downtown L.A.’s Palace Theater. The fact that ...

In honor of Power Players week, Billboard's Hip-Hop team celebrates the legendary hip-hop labels that molded the superstars we love. As Hip-Hop shaped the sound of the streets and transformed the ...

Sometimes country singers aren’t content to simply release their own music – they want to find artists they love and help other singers make their dreams come true, too. When they find talented ...

The world's largest instrumental musicians union sued Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group in Manhattan federal court ...

AI music startup Suno has raised a $400 million Series D round at a $5.4 billion valuation — more than double its previous round — even as it fights copyright lawsuits from the world's biggest record ...