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Adaptive Music's Tony Alexander chats with soul artist MAJOR on indie marketing and branding at Music Biz in Atlanta last week (Photo: Music Biz)

Music Biz Is Sticking With Atlanta After a Rip-Roaring Event — So Where Does That Leave Nashville?

May 20, 2025

Adaptive Music's Tony Alexander chats with soul artist MAJOR at Music Biz in Atlanta last week (Photo: Music Biz) Music Biz switched cities and kept most of the music business crowd. Now, Atlanta is the chose... Read More...

Chartmetric trending artist du jour, De La Soul

Digital Music News Is Beefing Up Its Chart Intelligence With Chartmetric — Here’s a Look at What’s Coming

Paul Resnikoff

April 16, 2025

Chartmetric trending artist du jour, De La Soul Digital Music News is now expanding its longtime partnership with Chartmetric, the industry’s most respected music intelligence and data platform. Jumping in, ... Read More...

And After All That, TikTok Could Still Go ‘Poof’

Paul Resnikoff

April 7, 2025

TikTok USA, circa 2025 (Photo: TCY) Months after 'the ban,' there's no telling what happens to TikTok next in the US. After inching oh-so-close to a deal to secure TikTok in the US, China apparently pressed ... Read More...

Whether TikTok Stays or Goes Is Irrelevant to Many In the Music Industry — Now, Players Like Chartmetric Are Developing Far More Sophisticated Solutions for Spotting Future Superstars

Paul Resnikoff

February 24, 2025

Chartmetric's 'Talent Search Tool' sifts through an enormous amount of data to better predict winners (photo: Chartmetric) You can forgive the music industry for being blasé about the fate of TikTok in the Un... Read More...

Warner Records and Tim Hinshaw Launch Free Lunch Label, Announce Initial Signings

Dylan Smith

February 19, 2025

Tim Hinshaw, whose Free Lunch has launched a namesake label in partnership with Warner Records. Photo Credit: Rashida Zagon Warner Records has officially launched a label in partnership with Tim Hinshaw’s Fre... Read More...

Weeks After WMG’s Massive U.S. Reorganization, Warner Music Brazil Unveils ‘New Structure to Turbocharge Domestic Growth’

Dylan Smith

August 28, 2024

Tatiana Cantinho, who's joined Warner Music Brazil as general manager. Photo Credit: WMG After kicking off 2024 by opening a “dynamic and inviting” Rio de Janeiro headquarters, Warner Music Brazil has unveile... Read More...

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Timbaland’s Mosley Music and UMG Nashville Partner With a Goal of ‘Breaking Barriers in Country Music’

Dylan Smith

August 12, 2024

Timbaland, pictured with the Universal Music Nashville team, has announced a country-focused talent-discovery deal. Photo Credit: UMG Universal Music Group Nashville and Timbaland’s Mosley Music are working t... Read More...

Shakeup in Kyncl's cast: (l-r) Max Lousada, Julie Greenwald, Elliott Grainge

Big, Big Shake-Up at Warner Music Group — Recorded Music CEO Max Lousada Is Out as Kyncl Flatttens the Org

Paul Resnikoff

August 1, 2024

A shake-up in Kyncl's cast: (l-r) Max Lousada, Julie Greenwald, Elliot Grainge (Credits, also l-to-r: Billal Taright, Matthew Furman, Logan Mock) Warner Music Group confirmed a significant restructuring of it... Read More...

Too Lost-distributed artist Ollie Joseph (Photo: Ollie Joseph)

Too Lost on Why Music Distribution Is More Than Just Moving Your Music From A-to-B — Here’s a Look at Their Diversified Partner Strategy

Paul Resnikoff

July 31, 2024

Too Lost-distributed artist Ollie Joseph (Photo: Ollie Joseph) The music industry isn't running out of music distributors anytime soon, though Too Lost is differentiating with some interesting innovations —in... Read More...

James McCartney’s Next Release? A Cover of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Circle Game’

Ashley King

July 19, 2024

Photo: James McCartney IG After dropping two new music collaborations with Sean Ono Lennon, James McCartney’s next release is a cover of Joni Mitchell’s iconic “Circle Game.” The following was created in par... Read More...

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What a TikTok Ban Really Means for the Music Industry — A Comprehensive Breakdown of the Winners & Losers After TikTok Is Gone

Paul Resnikoff

April 2, 2024

Emerging artists could be hardest hit by a TikTok ban. The United States produces the most emerging artists globally, according to Chartmetric data. TikTok is battling its greatest regulatory threat to date i... Read More...