Celebrity Life
Coachella and Stagecoach’s April 2021 Dates Are Canceled
Health officials canceled the twin music festivals' spring dates — marking the third time the festivals have been forced to reschedule since the pandemic started in March 2020
Ja Rule, a Robinhood User Since 2014, Calls GameStop an ‘Uprising’
The rapper is furious over the Robinhood-Reddit-GameStop saga: "The little guys are left holding the bag"
Distrokid Will Act Like a Dating App for Artists Seeking Labels
The world's largest distributor of indie music is letting artists "upstream" to Republic Records, home to artists like Taylor Swift and The Weeknd — and expects other major labels to get involved as well
Did Everyone Buy a Guitar in Quarantine or What?
Online music instrument sales rose dramatically in 2020. "We're now selling a thousand guitars every day," says the CEO of Sweetwater, which posted more than $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time
BTS’s Label Big Hit Now Owns Part of Rival K-Pop Company YG
Big Hit Entertainment, the powerhouse behind BTS, will invest approximately $63 million in the rival company that formed Blackpink
The Three Biggest Myths Deluding the Modern Music Business
From Spotify payouts to YouTube's global user base, the music industry is rife with misinformation. Let's set the record straight
Inside ‘The Show,’ Blackpink’s First-Ever Livestream Concert
The K-pop group chats about its upcoming YouTube livestream, which will feature special choreography, a lengthy setlist, and "stages that wouldn’t be possible if we were going to do it live"
Sea Shanties Blew Up On TikTok. Now They’re Getting Record Deals
Nathan Evans, who kickstarted the shanty trend on TikTok with his version of "Wellerman," has signed a deal with Universal Music Group's Polydor Records
Bob Rock, Metallica and Michael Bublé Producer, Sells Rights to Hipgnosis
The producer joins Jimmy Iovine, Lindsey Buckingham, Shakira, and Neil Young in the group of music creators who have sold copyrights to Merck Mercuriadis's investment and song management company
Live Nation Buys Veeps, Joel and Benji Madden’s Livestreaming Company
Good Charlotte's Joel Madden, who co-founded Veeps in 2017, says the livestreaming company explored deals with several firms in the venture-capital and tech realms
The Biggest Label in the World Invests in Cartoon Creatures, Soccer Balls, and Sweat
Universal Music Group is starting 2021 with a branding boom, calling on Katy Perry and Liam Payne to help announce partnerships with Pokémon, FIFA, and Equinox
Why Superstar Artists Are Clamoring to Sell Their Music Rights
Musicians are cashing in on their catalogs to the tune of millions. What's driving the trend? Which artists and songwriters have sold their rights — and what does it mean?