Record labels have been around for decades and, for a long time, being signed to one meant that an artist made it in the music industry. But what does a label actually do, how do they make a profit ...

Record labels have played a pivotal role in the music industry for decades, providing artists with the resources, support and exposure needed to succeed in a highly competitive field. While the music ...

Record labels exist to sell music from artists who only receive a small percentage of profits unless they run their own labels. Usually major labels finance manufacturing and distribution costs and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hip Hop record labels have played a pivotal role in shaping the culture and sound of the genre by driving innovation and ...

Since the pandemic began, every record labels’ marketing team has been throwing around the same buzzword phrase: “getting creative.” Traditional album marketing tactics like touring — which is ...

Being mainly based in the music industry, I'm constantly asked if being signed to a record label is worth it. Now, I'm asking you: Do you believe being signed to a record label is worth it? Working as ...

What's left of the old record/music business model? Brick and mortar "record" stores are going away, and commercial radio doesn't play a lot of new music. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

How do you build a fanbase? Are 360 Deals really that scary? Should you sign a record deal? We spoke with music power players about the pros, cons, purpose, and functions of record labels, A&RS and, ...

Sometimes country singers aren’t content to simply release their own music – they want to find artists they love and help other singers make their dreams come true, too. When they find talented ...

The newest record label in the music business is an operation called W Records — run not by moguls or artists, but the Marriott-owned, millennial-focused luxury hotel chain W Hotels. W debuted its ...

This weekend, the Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based record label Numero Group will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with two nights of live shows at downtown L.A.’s Palace Theater. The fact that ...

The world's largest instrumental musicians union sued Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group in Manhattan federal court ...