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Drake and Live Nation’s HISTORY concept has expanded to Ottawa with a 2,000-capacity room, more than 200 first-year events and a mission to strengthen downtown nightlife.

A PowerPage Producer Spotlight on Pi’erre Bourne’s path from engineering and “Magnolia” to Made in Paris and his current tour.

BMG and Suno’s new global alliance makes opt-in participation, compensation and rights protections central to the next generation of Suno’s AI music tools.

Vic Mensa is expanding into independent media with ORANJ and a weekly culture-and-politics video podcast launching August 26.

A bankruptcy trustee is asking a judge for permission to sell Dame Dash’s life rights, personal archive and unfinished Roc-A-Fella film to repay creditors.

Streaming remains Warner Music Group’s center of gravity, but the company’s latest numbers show meaningful growth in publishing, physical music and artist services too.

After days of outside claims about the project, Tyga has directly confirmed that artificial intelligence was part of the creative process.

Nearly two decades after their first collaborations, Day26 and Bryan-Michael Cox are rebuilding their creative partnership around a forthcoming album.

After 16 years of growth, ONE Musicfest is taking 2026 off while organizers develop new experiences, partnerships and a reworked 2027 edition.

A new RIAA certification turns one of the 2020s’ biggest rap collaborations into a 10-million-unit record.

P-Lo used a WNBA halftime stage, Filipino Heritage Night and his Bay Area network to make an album announcement feel like a community event.

Tinashe’s “Too Easy” powers a national Express campaign that connects her music, choreography and visual identity ahead of Popstar.

Max B and Karen Civil agree that their management relationship has ended, but their public statements tell different stories about how and why it happened.

Marvin Sapp’s next chapter brings his 17th studio album to Roc Nation Distribution and gives the company its first full-length gospel release.

The music industry’s debate over artificial intelligence is moving directly into the record charts. A coalition of record labels has proposed new guidelines intended to increase scrutiny of songs created partially or entirely through generative AI before those tracks become eligible for inclusion on major music charts. The proposal reflects growing concern that listeners, artists and chart organizations may not always know when vocals, performances or significant creative ele

BMI will honor Nas with its highest distinction during the organization’s 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards on August 26 in Los Angeles.

Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray in connection with a February 2023 incident at a London nightclub. Brown and his vocal coach, Omololu Akinlolu, admitted using or threatening unlawful violence during an appearance at Southwark Crown Court. Prosecutors said they would not proceed with more serious charges alleging attempted grievous bodily harm and assault causing actual bodily harm. Both men had denied those allegations. Sentencing is scheduled for October 26. The cou

R&B and hip-hop remain among the most influential forces in popular culture, but that influence is operating inside a changing commercial environment. Luminate’s 2026 midyear report indicated that R&B and hip-hop consumption declined while dance and electronic music gained ground. Physical formats also showed unexpected strength, with CD sales rising during the measured period. The numbers do not mean that hip-hop and R&B have suddenly lost their audience. They suggest that t

SoundCloud has acquired the remaining assets of Nina Protocol, bringing the independent music platform’s archive and artist community into a much larger creator ecosystem. Nina Protocol was built as an alternative to conventional streaming. The blockchain-based platform allowed independent artists to distribute and sell music directly to listeners while retaining ownership and revenue from their work. It announced plans to close earlier this year before SoundCloud stepped in.

Yung Miami is placing new business infrastructure behind the next phase of her solo career. The rapper and media personality has signed with WME for worldwide representation. The agreement arrives as she continues developing a public identity that extends beyond her work as one half of City Girls. That distinction matters. Many artists secure representation primarily to book concerts. Yung Miami’s career now operates across several connected categories: recorded music, tourin