Music Business
Lorde embraces a 'clean slate' as record deal concludes
“When I see an opportunity for a clean slate I take it”
Lorde Reveals Her 17-Year Record Deal Has Come to an End, Says She’s Ready for a ‘Clean Slate’
The change has left the singer with "a feeling of openness and possibility," she says.
BMG Sues Anthropic, Entering AI Copyright Battlefield: ‘Egregious Law-Breaking’
The music company alleges the company's popular AI chatbot Claude was trained on unlicensed compositions and now spits out infringing lyrics.
Why Mark Cuban Thinks Music Is (Basically) ‘the Worst Industry Ever’ for Investors
On the new episode of Billboard's On the Record podcast, Cuban discusses how agentic AI, prediction markets and lower drug costs can impact the industry.
A new WMG deal, an Ed Sheeran collaboration and 10M AI music production users… 3 things we learned from Tencent Music’s Q4 earnings call
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) published its Q4 and full-year 2025 results on Tuesday (March 17). Here are three things that stood out. Source
Billboard's Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
“Push the reset button on the debate on AI and copyright”: The music industry breathes a sigh of relief as plans to let AI firms pilfer copyrighted material are dropped
Consultation found only 3% supported government plans
Sir Lucian Grainge just became the first music exec at NVIDIA’s ‘Super Bowl of AI’. Here’s what he said.
Universal Music Group's Chairman & CEO just became the first music industry leader to take the stage at NVIDIA's GTC conference Source
Black Music's Significant Economic Impact in the UK
The report also found that Black artists and professionals face disparities in contracts, pay, funding and support
Billboard Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Chance the Rapper's Legal Dispute with Former Manager
Chance fired Pat the Manager in 2020 and both parties have since exchanged lawsuits.
New report shows Black music is “central force powering the UK music industry” by 80 per cent and £24.5billion
The report also found that Black artists and professionals face disparities in contracts, pay, funding and support
A Timeline of the Legal Battle Between Chance the Rapper & His Former Manager Pat Corcoran
Chance fired Pat the Manager in 2020 and both parties have since exchanged lawsuits.
Global Recorded Music Revenues Exceed $30 Billion, Fueled by Streaming Growth
The total figure is the highest mark since 1999, not counting for inflation, while the number of paid streaming service users continues to rise.
Music and AI: ‘There is a really big opportunity here – if we get it right’
The IFPI launched its latest Global Music Report this morning in London, and AI was a key topic during the panel of label executives. The post is from Music Ally.
UK Government's AI Stance Elicits Cautious Response from Music Industry
The "worst possible outcome" has been avoided, but there's still some distance to go in protecting artists' "voice, likeness and identity", say campaigners The post UK music industry responds to new g
Mark Cuban Discusses Challenges and Opportunities in the Music Industry
Mark Cuban joined Billboard On The Record for the first-ever live taping of the podcast at SXSW to share his take on the music industry — and why breaking through as an artist has never been harder. S
Norah Jones to Receive Special Honor at 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala
Warner Records will be recognized as the 2026 label honoree.
James Blake Discusses Unpaid Producer Work in Music Industry
He described music as an “unusual industry for sure in terms of the way things are re-enumerated”
Luke Alessi Launches Coffee Cola Record Label
“Launching this record label is something I’ve been dreaming of for years”