Music Business
REPUBLIC Rules the Billboard 200 Top 10 With 8 Albums, Led by Taylor Swift
REPUBLIC is the only label to have held at least eight of the top 10 titles in the modern era.
Member Feature: Sounds Market
Sounds Market has refurbished and resold more than 1,800 DJ devices since 2023, making the circular economy a working alternative to buying new. In this Member Feature, Pau Agustí explains why discont
AFEM Presents: Amplifying Your Label on Beatport
AFEM and Beatport present Amplifying Your Label on Beatport, an online webinar on best practices for your label on the platform.
Collabhouse Sees Subscription Growth with AI Manager
Collabhouse pairs distribution with an AI Manager and a growth layer for independent artists and labels, and saw subscriptions rise fourfold in a single month. In this Member Feature, Andy Berendsen e
Beyoncé’s Label Condemns Second ‘Alien Superstar’ Lawsuit
Parkwood Entertainment is urging a judge to end the case permanently — and punish the plaintiff with monetary sanctions.
Beyoncé’s Label Condemns Second ‘Objectively Baseless’ Lawsuit Over ‘Alien Superstar’ Sample
Parkwood Entertainment is urging a judge to end the case permanently — and punish the plaintiff with monetary sanctions.
The Music Industry's Shift Away From Ownership and People
Amid a growing emphasis on data and market share, the business is forgetting the importance of ownership, cultural connection and investment in people.
Black Music Action Coalition on Industry Layoffs
"Somewhere out there is the next Berry Gordy, Sylvia Rhone or Andre Harrell. We have to make sure they get their shot.”
Mariah Carey Lawsuit Dismissed
The singer's lawyer says she's "gratified" by the court ruling. Her brother, Morgan Carey, plans to appeal.
Mariah Carey Wins Dismissal of Brother’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Bestselling Memoir
The singer's lawyer says she's "gratified" by the court ruling. Her brother, Morgan Carey, plans to appeal.
Diversity ‘Is a Profitable Business Strategy, Not Charity’: Black Music Action Coalition Weighs in on Recent Industry Layoffs
"Somewhere out there is the next Berry Gordy, Sylvia Rhone or Andre Harrell. We have to make sure they get their shot.”
Culture Can’t Be Consolidated: Why the Music Industry Must Reconsider How It Does Business (Guest Column)
Amid a growing emphasis on data and market share, the business is forgetting the importance of ownership, cultural connection and investment in people.
Cioz Explains What Raamo Wants From Demo Submissions
Anyone who’s run a record label knows how much of the A&R process happens before you even press play. Producers send long biographies, folders with twenty unfinished tracks, broken download links, and emails that could have gone to fifty other labels without changing a single word. I’ve written abou
In the press: AFEM’s AI work in focus
Independent press is spotlighting AFEM’s work on AI in music, with recent coverage of the AFEM AI Principles and the Berlin AI Think Tank. The articles track the industry’s move towards workable syste
KORG Brings Acoustic Synthesis to ADE Lab
Amsterdam Dance Event has always been one of those rare opportunities for producers to spend a few days surrounded by people who are just as interested in the equipment used to make electronic music as they are in the artists performing it. Between the parties, panels, and industry events, ADE Lab g
As ADE Turns 30 This Week, Its Managing Director Reflects on Dance Music as ‘An Emotions Industry’
ADE 2026 happens in Amsterdam this week, Oct. 21-24.
The three big debates around music and generative AI
This Friday, CMU’s Chris Cooke will join a panel discussion at Un-Convention on music and AI. Generative AI models that output music pose lots of questions for the music industry, which can make such discussions complex. Here we organise all the questions and issues into three big debates
‘The only way to properly create value in music is to make lasting copyrights.’
Newly confirmed as sole Chairman and CEO of Warner Records Group, Aaron Bay-Schuck tells MBW why patience beats volume, why WMG needs two frontline label groups, and why the AI flood only makes a very human record company worth more... Source
Music publishers lose Supreme Court copyright case on a technicality
Their challenge ended on Monday (October 19) without the court ruling on its merits, after four of its nine justices sat the case out Source
Time Warp Launches New Record Label in Partnership with Insomniac
The label’s first releases arrive Nov. 20, with all Time Warp Records titles available both digitally and on vinyl.