Major labels, particularly Sony's distribution wing The Orchard, are increasingly buying stakes in indies. What are the pros and cons of the strategy?

Payne had also started a rehab program that March but did not finish it. He relapsed in April, according to a legal statement ...

Chapell Roan wins Best New Artist at the 67th annual Grammys — and uses her speech to demand better treatment of artists.

We chatted with Harry Portnof, founder of Brooklyn-based label Greenway Records, who have been staunch advocates for ...

In the wake of Chappell Roan's call-to-arms Grammys speech, stars like Charli xcx and Noah Kahn have begun donating funds to help uninsured artists. That’s great — but labels still need to step up.

Chappell Roan has ignited a firestorm after she called out record labels for not doing enough to support their artists, especially burgeoning ones, during her speech at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards.

Chappell Roan won the Grammy for best new artist and used her speech to demand that record labels provide health insurance ...

This pissed off former music industry executive and possible ghoul Jeffrey S. Rabhan, who wrote a scathing (and not ...

Exploring the importance and excellence of Six Tonnes De Chair Records, a one-man DIY label based in France which focuses on garage rock and psychedelia.

Before LaFace Records and So So Def Recordings, there was Black Swan Records, a record company by Georgian Harry Pace that released music by Black artists for Black listeners.

Independent artists like Falz have also shown that it is possible to achieve international success without the backing of major record labels. Additionally, many artists gained massive attention ...

We believe record labels will remain integral to maximizing recording artists’ earnings, and the moats the major record companies have should enable them to maintain relationships with current ...