The Kanye West music industry exposure campaign continues. Over the last week, the music and fashion mogul has uploaded all of his music contracts to Twitter. He has vowed to not release another form of musical art until he is released from his contract and/or owns his masters. Ye even went as far as uploading […]
Over the past few days, Kanye West has been extremely vocal about Black ownership within industries that profit from them the most: entertainment and sports. Ye deemed himself the modern day Nat Turner. The comparison draws parallel in West’s efforts to lead a rebellion against the music industry, with binding contracts that are almost impossible […]
It’s been relatively quiet for Kanye West on Twitter lately. But the presidential candidate is back and taking aim at Drake, of course, but also J. Cole, Sony Music, and Universal. Kanye hit the timeline and ruffled it up by revealing that he will not be releasing music until he is free with his contracts […]
Urban Legends, a division of UMe, Universal Music Group’s global catalog company, is continuing to spotlight one of the greatest artists of all-time, “The Godfather of Soul” James Brown, with the second installment of the animated mini-series Get Down, The Influence of James Brown. On September 1, 2020, James Brown’s official YouTube Channel will unveil Funky President, episode two of the new three-part series, following the […]
Many Pop Smoke supporters and fans are anticipating the late rapper’s posthumous album. The album was set to release June 12th, but Steven Victor, Universal Music Group executive shared on social media that the album release would be delayed. “Music is the tool of revolution. We have been watching, along with the rest of the […]
Def Jam is continuing its global expansion with the launch of Def Jam Africa. The announcement from Universal Music Group states the new wing fo the iconic label will be based in Johannesburg, South Africa and Lagos, Nigeria. The new label will focus on hip-hop, Afrobeats, and trap talent throughout the region, with a team […]
The original report detailing the 2008 fire at Universal Studios that ruined some of the “most historically significant material owned by UMG,” according to The New York Times, has rocked the music industry for weeks now. In a developing update, it looks like estates and attorneys for many artists under Universal Music Group, one in […]
This week it was reported by The New York Times that YouTube and Universal Music Group would be joining to give some of our favorite classic music videos the remastering treatment. With a time span that goes from the ’80s all the way to the 2000s when things began to change for the better, it […]
Tha Carter V may arrive soon as fans and Lil Wayne can now rejoice. The longstanding lawsuit between himself and his record labels has reportedly reached a settlement. Ultimately, Wayne walks away with more than $10 million dollars. Back in 2015, he sued Birdman and Cash Money Records for $51 million dollars, He filed a separate lawsuit against […]
Any self-respecting music fan understands the significance, importance and just straight up awe that comes with the words Universal Music Enterprises — a company with decades worth of classic records at their disposal. Now, imagine having that same enthusiasm about the music empire, and then getting the dream opportunity to spearhead its department of urban […]
Words by Roman White Music executive for Universal Music Group and judge on The Four: Battle for Stardom Charlie Walk, is being investigated by the Universal for allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. Former UMG employee and founder of Life Lab Hermosa Beach, Tristan Coopersmith wrote an open letter to Walk on the Life Lab […]
Words by Comfort Nnana Kalu Many social media users have struggled with copyrighting as a user can make a video to upload on Facebook and Instagram with music and then in an hour see a message saying that the video has been removed for infringement. Now, Facebook has come up with a solution to this […]
Music legend Prince may have been known for fighting against the record companies owning rights to his music, but after an extensive bidding war, it looks like one has won the licensing battle. According to published reports, Universal Music Group has been granted exclusive licensing rights to “certain renowned albums,” unleashed unto the world by Prince between […]
Although Spotify says it isn’t true, multiple executives states otherwise. Various major label executives has accused Spotify of sabotaging artists that have inked Apple Music exclusives. The streaming giant has flatly denied such allegations including plans to downgrade Frank Ocean’s latest blockbuster release “Blonde.” A spokesperson for Spotify was on damage control duty Friday afternoon, […]
Apple Music has been known to sign high profile artist; most notably Drake. Now Apple has signed and entire label! That’s right, Cash Money Records has inked an exclusive deal with Apple Music, according to Birdman, confirmed via his official Instagram page. Cash Money’s roster includes artist such as Drake, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Young […]
Lil Wayne’s lawsuit against Cash Money Records C.E.O. Bryan “Birdman” Williams for $51 million shook up the Hip Hop world when first announced and though the pair have popped up in photos together and are clearly on speaking terms, the suit still ongoing. Yesterday (March 28), Wayne also turned his crosshairs to Universal Music Group, […]
Music distribution giant Universal Music Group and popular music streaming service iHeart Radio announced today at the CES in Las Vegas that the two companies will merge to bring music fans a series of “virtual reality” concerts in 2016. The companies predict the partnership will make live music-generated “immersive VR experiences” more accessible to large […]
Did Justin Beiber hire a new street team that keeps it gully and is now killing the streets with graff promoting his new album? Well, yes. REGISTER TO VOTE GET ELECTION REMINDERS After weeks of complaints from San Francisco residents, City Attorney Dennis Herrera sent a leter to Def Jam and Universal Music Group yesterday […]
David Morin’s mellow vocals are a sharp juxtaposition for a complexly-themed record and video.
