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Rapper Fat Joe Speaks Out Against Record Labels: 'It Ain't 50/50'

Rapper Fat Joe speaks out against record labels amidst still owing Atlantic Records money. Rapper Fat Joe has some choice words for record labels. The New York native alleges that he owes his former label, Atlantic Records, money for works that he released more than twenty years ago.
RAYE, Polydor Records Issue Explained: Label Kept Debut Album For Years?

Discover what happened between RAYE and Polydor Records back in 2021.#RAYE #PolydorRecords RAYE and Polydor Records had a checkered history with each other.
Atlantic Music Axes Two Dozen People To Achieve 'Maximum Impact': Details

Atlantic Music Group is sacking two dozen people in their radio and video departments, following the directions of its parent company, Warner Music Group.#AtlanticRecords #WarnerMusicGroup
Charli XCX 2 New Albums Coming Soon: Did Pop Star Sign With Dirty Hit?

Charli XCX revealed in a video with British Vogue that she recently signed a two-album record deal and many fans have been speculating that it might be Dirty Hit.#CharliXCX #DirtyHit
DJ Khaled Switching Careers?: Music Producer Lands THIS Role at Universal Music Group

DJ Khaled recently landed a position at Universal Music Group and also inked a new deal with Def Jam after spending years with Sony Music's Epic Records.#DJKhaled #DefJam
Slipknot vs Roadrunner Records: Corey Taylor Exposes Music Giant for Doing THIS

Slipknot's frontman, Corey Taylor, explained in a recent interview why the metal band decided to part ways with their longtime label, Roadrunner Records.#Slipknot #CoreyTaylor
Offset vs Quality Control Music: Rapper Files Lawsuit Against Label Over THIS Reason

Offset reportedly filed a lawsuit against Migos' record label Quality Control Music due to copyrights.#Offset #Migos
Amazon Stops Accepting CD and Vinyl Deliveries: Record Labels Receive Another Blow

Record Labels are now facing a new financial problem after the online shopping company Amazon halts the shipping of vinyl and CD records from them due to the recent health crisis.
Sony Email Leak: Snapchat Reportedly Wanted to Start a Record Label

The Sony hack has been devastating for one of the biggest media conglomerates in the world and all its affiliated artists and companies. The latest leak details plans by Snapchat to start its own label as a joint venture with Sony. A leaked email from Snapchat CEO Michael Lynton reveals the company's plans to start a music platform of its own because "every music service in the market is s--t."View the full email from Lynton below, via "Billboard":"Michael,"I was only able to see Evan for about 30 minutes yesterday but that was enough time for him to express his thoughts and leave us with some things to think about if there is going to a music play within Snapchat. He didn't end up showing some of the developments in the platform that may benefit music but referenced them in the discussion. First, he thinks every music service in the market is s--t and he wants to be a curator. He doesn't want to build a music service but he would like to have a record label so he could focus on the artists that he wants to use the platform to promote. He also wants to participate in the upside that he will create by promoting them on the platform. He later backed off a bit from being a record label to maybe testing the concept first. Obviously he doesn't understand some of the important nuances around the business about what rights a record label does and does not have."I appreciate the introduction. I am going to go back to my team with some of these concepts and see if we can get creative in how we could get something to work here that is in the direction of Evan's vision and get him more exposed to what we can bring to Snapchat. We have a lot of ideas of our own but I don't think Evan will engage in our ideas until we try to move something forward that he wants to accomplish."Please let me know if you want to disc [sic]"