Music Business
Kim Petras Discusses Her Personal New Album
The German pop star reflects on 10 hard-fought years in the music industry in her most personal album yet
Nina to shut down over sustainable revenue challenges
Independent music-streaming service Nina Protocol is shutting down after five years after struggling to find “a path to sustainability”.
Kim Petras: “If you think I ruined my life, that’s fine – I’m going to write songs about it”
The German pop star reflects on 10 hard-fought years in the music industry in her most personal album yet
Frank Biazzi On Techno, Promoters, And Staying Bookable Without Chasing Trends
Frank Biazzi (@frankbiazzi) made his MOOD debut with Pulsion EP, arriving May 22, 2026 on Nicole Moudaber’s label. The Belgian techno producer has been active since the late 1990s, with long-running residencies at places like Lagoa and early support from Carl Cox, Dave Clarke, and Christian Smith ar
How It Was Made: Ramyen – Our Story (Mellow Records)
Ramyen launches Mellow Records with Our Story, a release that makes the label’s direction clear from the first record. The French artist has already built a name through releases on Rose Avenue and Knee Deep In Sound, and this EP puts that experience into a house-focused format built around groove,
How It Was Made: Dharma – Home Trip
Dharma returns to La Mano’s Sound Du Jour with Home Trip, an EP that connects his background as a trained multi-instrumentalist with the break-driven, melody-forward side of his production. The Sunderland-born, London-based producer has already touched labels including Permanent Vacation, Me Me Me,
Sunita Kaur named President, Asia, for Universal Music Publishing Group
Kaur will oversee the company’s operations across the continent Source
Drake's Rediscovered Superpower
After years of lost battles, contentious lawsuits and endless criticism, Drake finally regained his greatest superpower. Read Entry 022 of Carl Lamarre's Mic Drops & Elbow Drops.
Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Billboard Music Industry Events
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Billboard Publishes Comprehensive Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
TikTok trumpets Temper City’s viral ‘Self Aware’ as SoundOn expands services for US indie artists and labels
The track has surpassed 150m streams on Spotify and has been used to soundtrack more than 6.4m videos on TikTok Source
How Drake Rediscovered His Greatest Asset
After years of lost battles, contentious lawsuits and endless criticism, Drake finally regained his greatest superpower. Read Entry 022 of Carl Lamarre's Mic Drops & Elbow Drops.
M.I.A. Lawsuit Against Kid Cudi Alleges Wrongful Termination
The "Paper Planes" rapper says she was legally allowed to speak her mind, but that Cudi fired her anyway to "generate publicity" for a struggling tour.
M.I.A. sues Kid Cudi after being axed from his tour - claims sacking was ‘publicity stunt’ prompted by poor ticket sales
M.I.A. was sacked as support act on Kid Cudi’s current tour last month, a move that has now prompted a lawsuit. At the time Kid Cudi said he was dropping M.I.A. because of “offensive remarks” she’d made on stage. But she now claims it was a publicity stunt to try to sell more tickets for the tour
Nelly awarded over $67K to be paid by lawyer who filed ex-bandmate’s Country Grammar copyright suit
The ruling ordered the fees to be paid not by the plaintiff – but by the plaintiff's attorney, Precious Felder. Source
Chrysalis co-founder Chris Wright launches new label and publishing company Right Tracks
The new company marks a return to the recorded music business for Wright Source
Musixmatch responds to latest legal filing in LyricFind battle
Last week we reported on LyricFind filing an updated complaint in its lawsuit against rival Musixmatch. Now the latter company has responded. LyricFind published its new filing in a ‘redlined’ version to highlight some of the new accusations of anticompetitive behaviour that it is making against Mus
Boards of Canada hit out at White House over use of their music
If you had ‘The actual White House publishes a mysterious but firmly military-themed Instagram reel soundtracked by Boards of Canada, with added side-eye emoji’ on your 2026 bingo card… well, you’re a winner. We’re just not sure if you’ll feel celebratory about it. Yes, the Scottish duo – who have j
Live Nation Expands in South America with Dale Play Live Acquisition
Founder/CEO Federico Lauria will continue to lead the company