All signs seem to indicate that Jay-Z is working on his upcoming solo album. After securing distribution for Roc Nation and releasing “Open Letter,” the Brooklyn native is revealed to be hitting the studio in earnest with several producers, such as Timbaland, Swizz Beats, and The-Dream. The-Dream was the one who spoke with Rap-Up, saying…
Diplo’s Mad Decent, Dr. Luke Sign Joint Publishing Deal
EDM megastar Diplo and influential songwriter/producer Dr. Luke have gotten together and signed a joint publishing deal between their Mad Decent Publishing and Prescription Songs companies, respectively. The partnership will merge the rosters of the two organizations into a roster that they will both oversee, which will now include Mad Decent artists Lunice (of TNGHT),…
Cameron Strang Talks A&R, Music Discovery And Adapting To Life At the Majors
Today he’s the CEO and chairman of Warner/Chappell Music, head of WMG’s Music Publishing and Catalog Development division and manages the Los Angeles-based Warner Bros. Records. But less than two decades ago, Cameron Strang was running New West Records out of his house as the indie label’s only employee. Before that, he was just a…
YouTube Scores Win in Viacom Lawsuit
Federal courts handed Google’s YouTube a victory Thursday in a six-year-old lawsuit filed by Viacom Inc. alleging copyright infringement. The case has flip-flopped in federal courts, with YouTube winning the first round in 2010 when U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton dismissed Viacom’s allegations that YouTube had violated copyrights by displaying videos of Viacom shows…
Building Imagine Dragons’ Touring Chops with Mac Reynolds
Imagine Dragons blew up to become a huge band last year and that took plenty of time and seasoning. Their manager, Mac Reynolds, knew from the get go that the bread and butter for many artists is touring both monetarily and in terms of exposure. Building those touring chops though is a tough cookie for…
Top 10 Tracks of the Week
So we have a new album measurement (see next item), but this is a singles business (we know that because we read it in Billboard), and here’s what that looks like at the moment. P!nk returns to the top spot, replacing Bruno Mars, who was #1 the previous week thanks to a 69-cent sale price…
Record Label Marketshare of Newly Released Albums
This morning, we’re introducing a new series that shows how the labels fared during the most recent completed week, based on the HITS album chart. The chart immediately below reflects the weekly marketshare competition in terms of new-release album sales. Tomorrow, we’ll post the weekly Top 10 with TEA. Starting next week, the new-release chart…
Twitter Launches Twitter Music
Today, after days of delay, Twitter has launched its new music app, Twitter Music. The app works by allowing listeners to discover music from their friends and other popular artists. It will also allow songs to be tweeted to the public via the app, allowing for the immediate opportunity to share. It will be initially…
Kanye West Scheduled For SNL
At this point, it is not a well-guarded secret that Kanye West has been camped out in Paris. The Chicago native released the new Pusha T record from his spot out there, and has even brought Chief Keef out to Paris as well in recent days. But it looks like those days of seclusion might…
Kendell ‘Young Sav’ Freeman Named Vice President of Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group
Kendell Freeman, aka “Young Sav,” formerly the Mixshow manager at Def Jam Records, has been named the vice president of rapper Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group, the label announced today. Maybach Music Group is part of Atlantic Records’ portfolio and features artists such as Meek Mill, Wale, and Rick Ross himself. “Feels great calling one…
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