Cultivating a large following on Instagram as a musician can be difficult, so here are three useful tips for creatively engaging with your audience in a way that will keep them interested in both you and your music….

It’s been four years since Lucian Grainge was appointed Chairman and CEO of the world’s biggest record music company, Universal Music Group. The British exec worked his way up the Vivendi-owned major after joining Polydor in 1993 as GM of A&R and Business Affairs. Grainge eventually replaced his former mentor, Doug Morris, on the throne…

The wheels keep turning at Jay Z’s Tidal and Roc Nation, with news of a handful of recent departures at the companies….

One Direction has set a new Spotify record for one-day streams. The group’s first Zayn-less song, “Drag Me Down,” was played 4.75 million times global on Friday July 31, breaking a milestone previously set by Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again,” which was streamed 4.26 million times on April 17….

Chicago officials say rapper Travi$ Scott is facing disorderly conduct charges after encouraging fans to jump over security barricades during his performance at Lollapalooza….

Jimmy Page can tell you exactly when he will become a solo artist again: on August 2nd, right after the Led Zeppelin guitarist concludes his year-long deluxe reissues of the band’s studio albums with the July 31st release of expanded editions of 1976’s Presence, 1979’s In Through the Out Door and the 1982 compilation, Coda. On August 1st, “I’ll wipe my brow,…

Beatport has been making some aggressive moves of late, including a partnership to power an EDM channel on Spotify. Now, Beatport is aiming straight for Soundcloud and allowing anyone to upload tracks or a mix to the EDM-centric service….