Celebrity Life
BMG’s CEO Has a Grand Idea for the Music Industry: Don’t Screw Over Artists
Hartwig Masuch discusses finding greater equality for artists, the chances of an IPO and why the company's landmark deal with Tina Turner is only the beginning
How the Concert Merch Crisis Might Be Hurting Your Favorite Artist
For many artists, concert merchandise is an essential lifeline. Now, live music is finally coming back — but thanks to the pandemic, merch is more rare and expensive than ever
Will the 2022 Grammys Finally Be for the People?
Following years of scrutiny and a recent firestorm of much-needed change at the Academy, the 2022 showrunners must get this one right. Here's how they plan to do it
On the Set of Fox’s Trippy New Reality TV Show, Which Turns Singers Into… Aliens?
A behind-the-scenes look at how the musicians behind Alter Ego's CGI avatars will compete to wow judges Grimes, willi.i.am, Alanis Morissette, and Nick Lachey
Let’s Break Down the Mind-Blowing Money in Universal Music’s IPO
The arrival of Universal Music Group on the stock market on Tuesday (September 21st) is going to be a big-money affair — for the record company as well as its rivals
Spotify’s King of Sleep Music Outstreams Lady Gaga, Somehow
Strange Fruits, which has a distribution deal with Warner Music Group's ADA, is racking up massive play-counts with 30-second rain recordings. Onlookers in the music industry are not pleased
Clive’s Moving Castle
The supermogul and record chief Clive Davis has forged an empire of music's top-billing artists. At nearly 90, why can’t he retire — or let the past go?
‘No Shelf Life Now’: The Big Business of Interpolating Old Songs for New Hits
Interpolation-loving artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Ava Max, and Doja Cat are leading a radical shift in the way the music industry thinks about catalog usage. How far can the trend go?
Should Marilyn Manson and R. Kelly Be Banned? More Importantly, Who Should Do It?
There is no obvious party in the music industry who is willing to play judge and jury when it comes to the catalogs of individuals accused of, or even convicted of, criminal behavior
Ryan Tedder is Music’s Most Under-the-Radar Mogul
"In the music industry, two plus two doesn’t equal four," says Tedder, whose band, OneRepublic, just released its first album in five years. "It equals banana."
Portrait of the Artist as a Mother
Inside the pain, sacrifice, and ultimate triumph of motherhood in music, a relentlessly male industry that discourages time off and asks female artists to tour while 38 weeks pregnant
Live Music’s Long-Awaited Return Is in Hot Water… Again
Artists and showrunners are adopting vaccine requirements amid a surge in cases from Covid’s Delta variant, but live music's 2021 return looks shaky regardless: "It’s been in the back of everybody’s mind watching the numbers"
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