 ​Kapo achieves Pop/Latin Rhythm Songwriter of the Year; Edén Muñoz earns Regional Mexican Songwriter & Song of the Year; Manuel Turizo and Kemzo win Pop/Latin Rhythm Song of the Year Sony Music Publishing Latin was named Pop/Latin Rhythm Publ ...
 ​Music executive Larry Jackson is taking legal action to identify the anonymous person or people behind what he calls a coordinated, malicious, and ongoing campaign aimed at him, his independent label Gamma, and the label’s artists. The case mat ...
 ​Radio has collected value from music for decades without paying the performers behind the recordings, and musicFIRST is calling that gap what it is: a loophole that should end now. For publishers, songwriters, artists, and rights holders, the fi ...
 ​John McClain spent most of his life doing what the best music people do: staying out of the spotlight while quietly changing the sound of the business. He started as a musician, became a trusted ear in A&R, helped turn Janet Jackson into a g ...
 ​Rob Base’s death hits more than hip-hop nostalgia; it closes the book on one of the genre’s most recognizable crossover records, the kind of catalog asset that keeps generating value long after release. For rights holders, publishers and labels ...
 ​Spotify and Universal Music Group have signed a new licensing deal that could put AI-generated covers and remixes directly into the hands of Premium users, and that makes this a live rights issue for publishers, songwriters, and artists right no ...
 ​After careful consideration, and due to circumstances beyond our control, the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame (BMEWOF) has made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone its 2026 induction ceremony, originally scheduled to ta ...
 ​ Urban radio at its best served functions that went well beyond playing music. It was a community bulletin board, a platform for cultural debate, a showcase for local talent, a source of breaking news relevant to the urban community, and a spac ...
 ​The Allure of Extreme Wealth When the term ‘billionaire’ graces our ears, it’s easy to conjure images of unimaginable opulence—mansions sprawling across...Â
