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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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?
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
"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."
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