A one-word description for the next few years of radio? Chaos!  Thursday morning: Big Machine Label Group inks another momentous, direct licensing deal with Entercom Communications Corp., one that covers both terrestrial (analog) and digital (online, mobile) radio streams.  Just like the groundbreaking Clear Channel partnership inked in June, this means royalties will be directly paid to Big…

According to Dame Dash, the mishaps that occurred in his deal with New Orleans rapper Curren$y were the fault of his lawyer, Janis Shen. Allegedly, Shen failed to submit paperwork that would have turned the verbal three album deal between Curren$y and Dash’s BluRoc Records into an actual, legitimate contract. Curren$y went on to release…

It was over 450 days ago, June 2011, that Chris and Tim Vanderhook bought MySpace. Monday, in Los Angeles, they were joined by investor Justin Timberlake to unveil the new look for more than 800 company employees. The main point, as the trio reiterated in an exclusive chat with The Hollywood Reporter, is that the…

It may be a G.O.O.D. Music album, but it’s R. Kelly who kicks off Cruel Summeron the defiant anthem “To the World.” The R&B veteran is relishing over the opportunity to connect with fellow Chicagoan Kanye West. He explained how the collaboration came together. “Kanye sent me a track he was working on. I sent it back. He sent it back…

Lyor Cohen’s imminent departure from Warner Music Group sent a tremor through the music industry on Monday and sparked speculation on the inevitable management shuffle around the industry to replace the colorful hard-nosed executive. Cohen, recorded music chairman and CEO, will resign effective Sept. 30, according to a company statement.  Lyor Cohen with Skrillex, Atlantic…