Plus, two Canadian major label stalwarts decide to go indie for the first time.
A new generation of social media-savvy fans and artists pushed consumption growth for the genre in the first half of 2024.
Happening in Amsterdam this Oct. 16-20, the dance music conference has also added artists including Mau P, Ellen Allien and OVO Sound's Naomi Sharon.
Every four years, creators like Beyoncé and the Foo Fighters campaign to make presidential candidates stop using their songs. In some cases, they have a point.
The increase was due mainly to gains in streaming revenue and a jump in vinyl sales – though growth was down significantly from other post-pandemic years.
Long left to bootstrap themselves, investors and majors are offering billions to buy stakes in independent distributors.
Overall revenue in the first half of 2024 rose to $491.7 million for the German music company, with digital revenue jumping 20%.
Nashville's United Record Pressing will mark 75 years this fall with a special celebration.
The Hollywood studio's merger with David Ellison's Skydance can now move forward.
The revived print magazine, which releases its first issue since 2012 on Tuesday (Aug. 27), will be a quarterly publication.
