Drake Files Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ | Billboard News
Drake filed a lawsuit against UMG for defamation over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Keep watching for the full details of the case. Tetris Kelly:Is Drake ending his legal beef…
Central Cee announces last-minute London show at KOKO
Central Cee has announced a small, last-minute show in London ahead of the release of his forthcoming debut album. READ MORE: Central Cee live in London: no gimmicks, just thrills…
L.A. Gives Back Announces Fire Relief Benefit Show
A group of Los Angeles’ key promoters and venues are coming together to raise money in the wake of the fires that have devastated the city over the last eight…
Lucy Dacus Enlists Boygenius, Hozier For Major Label Debut
Lucy Dacus has signed with Geffen Records for the March 28 release of her fourth album, Forever Is a Feeling, her first since the breakout success of her boygenius project…
Record Label Market Share Year-End 2024: Republic Dominates, Interscope Ends On a High
At the end of 2023, Republic Records’ industry-leading current market share of 13.47% represented the best full-year mark for a label since at least 2015, encompassing the streaming era for…
Pearl Jam, DMB, Luke Combs Head South For Jazz Fest
Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Luke Combs, Lil Wayne and the Roots, Kacey Musgraves and Lenny Kravitz will headline this year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which runs from…
Deezer is reworking the way it allocates royalties again as SACEM signs up to its ‘artist-centric’ model
Deezer’s revised model for allocating royalties, which went into effect for recordings in 2023, is now being applied for songwriters too in France. Because French collecting society SACEM has signed…
YouTube and Google Commit $15 Million to Aid L.A. Wildfire Relief Efforts
YouTube and Google, together with Google.org, are contributing $15 million toward relief efforts aiding those impacted by the Los Angeles-area wildfires. The contribution will go to organizations including Emergency Network…
Lucy Dacus announces new album ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ with two ethereal singles
Lucy Dacus has announced a new album titled ‘Forever Is A Feeling’, and dropped two lead singles called ‘Ankles’ and ‘Limerence’. Check them out below, alongside details of a US…
UMG Nashville and T Bone Burnett Revive Lost Highway Imprint
Universal Music Group Nashville (UMGN) has relaunched Lost Highway Records in partnership with Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter/producer T Bone Burnett. The first release from the new iteration is Ringo Starr’s…