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Deafheaven on Major Label Black Metal, Not Being Called Posers

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Deafheaven on Major Label Black Metal, Not Being Called Posers

In this interview, Deafheaven open up on major label black metal, shedding the poser branding that followed them for years and more.Deafheaven have always been blasphemous, daring to challenge a genre gatekept by mystery and darkness by never being afraid to show themselves to the world.Since forming in 2010, the band has been a magnet for conversation, making a name for themselves with the lush, beautiful 2013 album Sunbather, where their penchant […]

todayApril 3, 2025 1

Label Was Home to Walker Hayes, Shelby Lynne

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Label Was Home to Walker Hayes, Shelby Lynne

Country music label Monument Records, home to artists including Walker Hayes and Tigirlily Gold, is folding, with some aspects of the label to be overseen by Sony Music Nashville, Billboard can confirm. No reason was given for the label’s shuttering. Country Aircheck first reported the news. Sony Music songwriter/producer Shane McAnally and manager Jason Owen collaborated to revive the storied Monument label in 2017. In addition to Hayes and Tigirlily […]

todayApril 2, 2025

BTS Label HYBE, NCT DREAM Label SM Lead Music Stocks as Markets Slip

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BTS Label HYBE, NCT DREAM Label SM Lead Music Stocks as Markets Slip

K-pop companies SM Entertainment and HYBE were among the best-performing music stocks of the week as most stocks were dragged down by continued uncertainty about U.S. tariff policy and new data on higher-than-expected inflation.  SM Entertainment, home to NCT Dream and RIIZE, was the week’s best performer after gaining 6.7% to 107,000 KRW ($72.91). That brought the company’s year-to-date gain to 47.4% — the best of any music stock.  HYBE, […]

todayMarch 29, 2025 1

Lynyrd Skynyrd Inks New Record Label Deal & More Music Artist Signings

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Inks New Record Label Deal & More Music Artist Signings

Lynyrd Skynyrd signed a label deal with Frontiers Music Srl, which will release the iconic rock band’s live album and DVD, Celebrating 50 Years – Live At The Ryman, taped at its 50th anniversary concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in 2022. The show featured the final performance of founding member Gary Rossington. The band is managed by Vector Management. Downtown Neighboring Rights will manage and represent Jason Mraz‘s neighboring rights. […]

todayMarch 26, 2025 1

Pat Benatar Recalls ‘Violent’ Clash With Record Label

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Pat Benatar Recalls ‘Violent’ Clash With Record Label

Pat Benatar once had a “violent” clash with her record label following the birth of her first child.The singer recalled the incident during a recent appearance on The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan podcast. As Benetar explained, her contract called for “an album every nine months,” and that expectation didn’t change with motherhood. In fact, she was required to sit down for a meeting with representatives from her label, Chrysalis, […]

todayMarch 22, 2025

Rock or Metal? – Bands Whose Genre Label We Argue About the Most

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Rock or Metal? – Bands Whose Genre Label We Argue About the Most

Are they rock or are they metal? There are a handful of bands whose genre labels we can't seem to agree on from time to time.You may have noticed that a lot of our lists at Loudwire have a rock version and a metal version. That's because a lot of people love both genres, but some prefer one over the other. And there's a lot of subgenres to consider within each!Because there […]

todayMarch 21, 2025

Styx Worried Their Label Wouldn’t Like Their New Album’s Concept

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Styx Worried Their Label Wouldn’t Like Their New Album’s Concept

The title of Styx's upcoming album has been revealed, along with release plans for it.Last month, the band participated in a question-and-answer session aboard this year's Rock Legends Cruise and spoke about the new music.Tommy Shaw noted that they'd recently finished the last song, "but the hard part is done and we are f****** thrilled. ... It's — I would say – completely new, but it's not outside of, you know, what […]

todayMarch 16, 2025 2

Bad Bunny’s Label Rimas Entertainment Acquires Dale Play Records Stake

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Bad Bunny’s Label Rimas Entertainment Acquires Dale Play Records Stake

Rimas Entertainment, home to Bad Bunny and the No. 1 label on Billboard‘s 2024 year-end Top Independent Labels chart, has acquired a “significant” stake in Dale Play Records, the maverick Argentine label that’s home to DJ Bizarrap, Rels B and rapper Duki, Billboard can reveal. The partnership includes Sony Music Latin Iberia, which continues to own a stake in the label. Helping bring the deal to fruition were Rob Stringer, […]

todayMarch 6, 2025 20

Influence Media Founder on Catalogs, SLANG Label Strategy

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Influence Media Founder on Catalogs, SLANG Label Strategy

In the ever-evolving world of music asset trading, Influence Media Partners early on broke away from the initial frenzy over evergreen rock music classics to pursue a riskier strategy: acquiring contemporary music catalogs, including hip-hop. One of its biggest deals was the 2022 acquisition of Future’s publishing catalog, which consists of 612 songs composed from 2004 to 2020.  Last year, Influence Media, which is backed by BlackRock and Warner Music […]

todayFebruary 13, 2025 2

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