J Dilla’s company PayJay is brought back to life as a functioning imprint to release Dilla’s long lost LP, “The Diary”, set to release on April 15th in conjunction with Mass Appeal Records.  The LP will feature Madlib, Snoop Dogg, Pete Rock, more.  Here is the first single off the project, “The Introduction”, produced by House Shoes with…

A month after linking with United Talent Agency in all areas, DJ Khaled continues to re-tool his team by announcing a new management deal with Roc Nation. The signing is for Khaled alone and does not include his We The Best Music Group company or roster, which includes Ace Hood and Mavado, among others….

Making the transition from an amateur to a professional in terms of business is as simple as earning money for your work. Once you start to earn from your craft, it makes sense to start to formalize your business, while the amounts are smaller, so you can develop good habits and prepare yourself for opportunities…

Janelle Monae performs at the #JusticeForFlint event in Flint, Michigan on Feb. 28, 2016 . Conor Ralph/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP A benefit for residents affected by lead-contaminated water in Flint has raised nearly $156,000. Blackout for Human Right’s #JusticeForFlint said Tuesday (March 1) about 2,000 people attended the event….

Thanks to a judgement in its favor filed two days ago (Feb. 24) by Judge Marcia G. Cooke of Miami’s Federal Court, the RIAA can now add mp3skull.com and mp3skull.us to its ever-expanding graveyard of music piracy websites and properties that includes Grooveshark, LimeWire, Sharebeast, RockDizFile and Aurous….

New rules governing U.K. collection societies — including the right of artists to be able to choose which society or licensing body manages their works — have been published by the British government and will dictate how organizations such as PRS for Music and PPL are allowed to operate….

Jay Z departs United States District Court after testifying in a copyright lawsuit on Oct. 14, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Kevork S. Djansezian/Getty Images Samsung is in talks to acquire the Tidal streaming music service, the New York Post reports….

Michael Rapino, President/CEO, Live Nation Live Nation Entertainment delivered its fifth consecutive year of record revenue, profitability and free cash flow in 2015, but these overwhelmingly positive earnings figures were released on a “constant currency basis,” an approach which eliminates the volatility of exchange rate fluctuations, not an uncommon practice for international companies….

The 2014 licensing deal with Merlin and Pandora played a surprising role in setting 2016 statutory webcasting rates….

US Copyright Office Director Maria Pallante attends the U.S. Germanic Copyright Summit at the American Film Market  at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel on Nov. 5, 2013 in Santa Monica, Calif.   The Dept. of Justice is reportedly on the verge of imposing a drastic change to how performance rights organizations (PROs) are required to…