A lawsuit brought seven years ago by the singer's mysterious ex-manager, Tohme Tohme, finally gets tested at trial. Among those scheduled to testify are John Branca, John McClain, Katherine Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, and Tom Barrack Jr.
Marcie Allen’s influential music-branding company MAC Presents has filed suit against veteran agent Cara Lewis and her company Cara Lewis Group in an effort to evict Lewis from their shared office space, new documents filed in New York Supreme Court show.
Offset was the target of a drive-by shooting at an Atlanta recording studio on Wednesday night, according to TMZ. Surveillance footage obtained by TMZ shows the Crossover Entertainment Group studio being sprayed with bullets by an unknown assailant hanging out the passenger-side window of a vehicle shortly after 9 p.m. ET.
Mexican band Reik has renewed its contract with Sony Music México in alliance with Sony Music Latin, Billboard has learned. The agreement will continue developing the group’s international career.
The Chinese-owned video-sharing site helps promote songs like “Old Town Road.” But labels and publishers want better licensing deals — and more revenue.
A BBC radio broadcaster was fired Thursday (May 9) for using a picture of a chimpanzee in a tweet about the royal baby born to Meghan the Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry.
The four-day 2019 Music Biz Conference returned to Nashville for its fifth year this week where music business professionals experienced informative industry panels, hands-on demonstrations of the latest products on the market, and endless networking and professional development opportunities.
A list of the latest moves in publishing, including new deals for Saint Bodhi at Sony/ATV and Arketek, Nina Nesbitt and Natti Natasha at Kobalt Music and more.
More than 47,000 opioid deaths occurred in the United States in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and for musicians like Dupuis, those losses hit close to home -- which is why some are following Dupuis’ lead by taking Narcan on the road with them.
In the first quarter of 2019, Sony/ATV widened its lead as the top publisher among the 100 most-played radio songs, growing its market share to 22.52% from 21.2% in the fourth quarter of 2018.
How can already-major artists take their careers to the next level? Easy: Team up with the masked DJ-producer for an epic collaboration and watch the play counts rack up -- and sometimes eclipse their own biggest hits.
The upcoming LA Stadium & Entertainment District at Hollywood Park (LASED) has announced additions to its leadership team including several executive positions.