Every record label has a moment when the ledger looks grim and the phones stop ringing with good news. Most of those moments ...

Record labels have been around for decades and, for a long time, being signed to one meant that an artist made it in the music industry. But what does a label actually do, how do they make a profit ...

Record labels have played a pivotal role in the music industry for decades, providing artists with the resources, support and exposure needed to succeed in a highly competitive field. While the music ...

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 ...

I crack open this little book, which clocks in 789 label entries, to enter a whole world of political storytelling. Each entry provides the label’s logo, the label’s name, where it originated, ...

Record labels exist to sell music from artists who only receive a small percentage of profits unless they run their own labels. Usually major labels finance manufacturing and distribution costs and ...

Sometimes country singers aren’t content to simply release their own music – they want to find artists they love and help other singers make their dreams come true, too. When they find talented ...

Today, Taylor Swift is one of the most famous names in music. There is no shortage of people dying to work with the folklore artist. But there was a time, not too long ago, when Swift was just another ...

What's left of the old record/music business model? Brick and mortar "record" stores are going away, and commercial radio doesn't play a lot of new music. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

Being mainly based in the music industry, I'm constantly asked if being signed to a record label is worth it. Now, I'm asking you: Do you believe being signed to a record label is worth it? Working as ...

Since the pandemic began, every record labels’ marketing team has been throwing around the same buzzword phrase: “getting creative.” Traditional album marketing tactics like touring — which is ...

Over the last 30 years, Diddy's label Bad Boy Records has released music from artists like Machine Gun Kelly, Janelle Monaé, and Yung Joc.