"Deals get renegotiated all the time if they’re out of sync," says WMG's longtime general counsel. "We want to maintain the best relationships with artists and songwriters."
The label will release her debut solo mini album, AMORTAGE, on Feb. 14.
"We know that even after every fire is extinguished the road to recovery will be very long," Grainge writes. "We will be there every step of the way."
WMG's youngest board member talks his relationship with Atlantic's new leader and the changes across the business: "The music business should constantly evolve and innovate."
The co-chairmen/co-CEOs — Billboard's 2025 Power 100 executives of the year — have been behind the successes of monumental breakthroughs for Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan.
"I looked up to him growing up, so it’s a full-circle experience," the Dallas-bred rapper says of Gotti.
“Getting to No. 1 is difficult; staying there for five weeks is very difficult and only happens if the song is a true bonafide smash hit record,” says RECORDS Nashville’s Josh Easler.
Members of Verve Record Club will receive monthly, limited-edition vinyl re-releases of albums by John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Louis Armstrong and more.
From a potential TikTok ban to the upcoming Diddy trial to changes coming in streaming, AI, distribution and concert ticketing, there's plenty to watch in 2025.
Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' led REPUBLIC to an even higher current share than it enjoyed in 2023, while Interscope and Warner Records had big years.
