Artists finally have a chance at properly benefitting from their songs being played in shops and cafés around the world — thanks, in large part, to Swedish company Soundtrack Your Brand
Following the tech industry's lead, music's biggest companies have sent out memos requesting that employees stay home for the remainder of the year
While more than 1,000 companies are pausing Facebook spending due to the platform's policies around hate speech, the music industry has mostly ignored the boycott — or even increased its ad buys
“This is all about driving discovery and connecting more artists and fans on a scale that’s never happened before," Daniel Ek says of UMG partnership. "We’re joined at the hip and speaking pretty much daily with each other"
UMG’s EVP of market development Adam Granite explains the record giant's reasons for putting down new roots, and hints at the possibility of further expansion down the line
"People don’t know how many black executives are at a label versus how many black artists," one label executive says. "The reality is we’ve all been desensitized to a degree"
"The problems we are addressing are not new and they certainly do not have easy solutions, but we are dedicated to fighting for real, lasting change," TFMC co-chairs say
All proceeds from masks sold by Universal Music Group's merchandise wing will go to charitable foundations supporting musicians through the pandemic
Major label scores big legal win in dispute over alleged damages sustained in 2008 blaze
Lucian Grainge, the music-business executive whose record labels represent the likes of Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and Post Malone, is on the mend after being hospitalized for COVID-19
