Hip Hop record labels have played a pivotal role in shaping the culture and sound of the genre by driving innovation and propelling multiple artists from its roster to superstardom. As the genre ...

New Age bluegrass and jazz fusion group Montreux was featured on the Windham Hill label in the 1980s. Courtesy Irene Young. Think of music from the 1980s and what comes to mind? Michael Jackson and ...

Is a recording of somebody’s footsteps music? That’s the kind of question Jonathan Williger wants to explore with his new label, Outside Time. The DC-based project, which launched in February, is ...

CANNES — Will.i.am, a global entertainer who is also a staunch tech advocate, sees the value of using artificial intelligence in the music industry, but also recognizes why Timbaland’s new label is ...

High Desert musicians mourn the loss of Extinction Burst, the most promising record label in the area that announced its closure right after the turn of the new year.

Mass MoCA, the giant contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts, has a history of doing things museums don’t typically do. It was among the first art institutions to open in a disused ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As 2024 comes to a close, Manor Records owner Shaun Crowley is setting ambitious goals for his nonprofit record label in 2025. “Next year, we plan to release up to 10 records,” ...

Salt-N-Pepa are telling their record label not to push it as they fight for the rights to their music. The groundbreaking duo behind hip-hop classics, including 1993’s “Shoop” and 1987’s “Push It” ...

Morgan Wallen is one enormous cash cow. Between his music and his bookings, Wallen seemingly prints money, and a record label deal has just reiterated that fact. Recently, Wallen’s label, Big Loud, ...

Chart-topping K-pop band NewJeans is losing one of its members in what is yet another twist in the group's bitter year-long feud with its record label. In 2024, the band announced that they were ...

SHELTON — For years, Austin Micheals was the go-to man for so many guitar players. Michaels is a nationally certified luthier, which is someone who makes or repairs stringed instruments. He oversaw ...