Byron Allen Media Group partners with Google Allen Media Group, headed by theGrio owner Byron Allen, announced with Google a new multi-year and multi-platform strategic partnership to accelerate growth across the entire AMG portfolio of media and dig... Read More...
Issa Rae’s Raedio Label Teams with Google for Emerging Artists Program Issa Rae‘s Raedio label has partnered with Google to launch a new emerging artists program. The Raedio Creators Program Supported by Google is designed to provide underrepresented independent artists wi... Read More...
APPLE LEADS $50M INVESTMENT ROUND IN STEVE STOUTE’S UNITEDMASTERS Independent artist distribution platform UnitedMasters has secured a $50 million Series B investment. The round is led by Apple with additional funding from two existing backers: Google parent Alphabet and A... Read More...
Irving Azoff’s Open Letter Blasts YouTube Irving Azoff, former record label executive and CEO of Azoff Music Management currently representing artists such as Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Raphael Saadiq and R&B icons, Earth Wind & Fire ... Read More...
As The Tidal Turns If there is one thing the Tidal is good at its keeping the company name in the headlines, be it good, shady or otherwise. One of Tidal’s most recent headline is nothing related to music. Reports have surfaced t... Read More...
Why Is Beats Music Really Shutting Down? If you have a dream about creating a startup and having it bought out by Apple for a huge profit, you’re not alone in counting the potential coins. According to Fortune magazine, Apple has taken over nearl... Read More...
Forget Apple vs. Tidal… It’s Facebook vs. YouTube Depending on who you ask, the music business advanced to a higher level with the launch of Apple Music and the webcasting of Beats 1 on June 30. Hold on to your apple seeds and cores as word from the curb revea... Read More...
Lyor’s “300” Sets for Battle with 5 Million Googles Former Warner Music Group chief Lyor Cohen has a new label, “300” distributed by Atlantic Records. 300, so named for the 300 Spartans battle against the Persians -- depicted in the movie “300”. Google has i... Read More...
The Land of Lyor and Liles Lyor Cohen & Kevin Liles Former Warner Music Group Recorded Music chief Lyor Cohen has been laying low since exiting the company a little over a year ago and now we know why!! Cohen has partnered with f... Read More...
