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Motown Records, Founded on This Day in 1959, Broke Racial Barriers in Pop Music With Its Beloved Hits
On January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started Tamla Records with the help of an $800 loan from his family, starting a journey ...
She broke records set by Adele. Now, Raye is shaking up the Grammys' best new artist race.
Raye is defying genres and winning fans with her bracingly honest music. The "Escapism" singer is now a best new artist ...
Drake sues own record label
Rapper Drake on Wednesday filed suit against his own label, saying Universal Music Group's release and promotion of a ...
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Drake files defamation suit against own record label
Rapper Drake on Wednesday filed suit against his own label, saying Universal Music Group's release and promotion of a ...
Ignoring New Music Friday Is Still a Gamble
W hen the music industry proposed making Friday the official Global Release Day for albums back in 2015, not everybody was ...
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Country Music Almanac 2025: Our Journalists’ Survey
As part of our 2025 country music issue, we ask writers and broadcasters to weigh in on the present and future of country ...
Launchpad Fund 2025
The 2024 Horizons Launchpad Fund recipients were selected by a panel of music industry personnel from Wales and the UK. The ...
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Fania Records: How A New York Label Took Salsa To The World
Listen to the best of Fania Records on Apple Music and Spotify. They decided to call their label Fania, though there is some dispute as to how the company got its name: some say it was named after ...