Columbia Records enjoyed an extraordinary year in 2021, managing to hold the number one spot for 33 weeks—the most in its storied history.

albeit to broader “360” deals that incorporated more than recorded music rights. Nor did the advent of streaming by itself reshape the structure of major record labels. The artists with the ...

The Grammy Awards get a major snub from major record labels after their surprising announcement on Monday, in the wake of the ...

One of the biggest groups to refuse a major label was Fugazi, who remained with Dischord Records, founded by frontman Ian MacKaye.

Although many artists are forgoing record labels, it's nearly impossible ... have opted to release their music independently instead of via the traditional major-label system.

Shares in Universal Music, the world's largest record label, could soon be listed on a U.S. exchange, as a result of a $500 million stock offering by Bill Ackman's Pershing Square. The hedge-fund ...

On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...

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Sources said the deal is worth as much as $13 million, with $8 million guaranteed, and gives Ball full ownership of music and his own record label. -via x.com / January 13, 2025 “Tweaker,” the ...