Columbia Records enjoyed an extraordinary year in 2021, managing to hold the number one spot for 33 weeks—the most in its storied history.

In a typical record label contract, the record label pays ... Because of digital services such as iTunes, which is now the biggest selling music retailer in the world, consumers have a greater ...

Of course, Sony Music, Warner Music and the world of ... of the past year in the industry, here are the 10 biggest record label stories of 2024. Enjoy. More from Billboard ...

albeit to broader “360” deals that incorporated more than recorded music rights. Nor did the advent of streaming by itself reshape the structure of major record labels. The artists with the ...

With 2024 drawing to a swift close, Billboard put together a series of year-end stories running down the biggest developments in the worlds of record labels, publishing companies, live music ...

One of the biggest groups to refuse a major label was Fugazi, who remained with Dischord Records, founded by frontman Ian MacKaye.

Drake and Kendrick Lamar's legal fight against UMG and Spotify could reshape the future of streaming royalties, artist rights ...

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is suing two AI music startups on behalf of some of the biggest record labels in the world, accusing them of copyright infringement.

The Internet Archive has been working to make early sound recording accessible online through their "Great 78" project. Now, they are facing a lawsuit from major record labels. NBC News' Ellison ...

RCA, headed by co-presidents Glyn Aikins and Stacey Tang, was in second place for combined consumption in 2024 with a 10% share. Significantly, though, the Sony Music UK company did wrestle back its ...