Akon, who signed Lady Gaga to his KonLive imprint (along with her being signed by Streamline and Cherry Tree) at Interscope Records, is very thankful that he decided to do so. The singer said “She’s pretty much retired me. She was definitely a blessing. She came at the right moment. I’m glad I believed in [...]

Amy Winehouse is about to deliver some new music. It’s just too bad that it’s not her own. The singer is starting her own record label called Lioness Records. Her official website explains “Amy wanted to create a label where she could sign and work closely with a small roster of artists she really believed [...]

Black Eyed Peas member Apl.de.Ap announced a new record label he is launching in Los Angeles, Jeepney Music, calling on musicians in the area to drop off their demo tapes.

Grammy-winning Apl.de.Ap will throw a launch party for Jeepney at the ecologically conscious ECCO nightclub in Hollywood on August 11. Apl.de.Ap and Peas members [...]

The Rihanna lookalike who was seen with Chris Brown at the 2009 NBA Finals is speaking out to make something clear – that she wasn’t part of any PR conspiracy. Teyana Taylor, a rapper on Pharell’s label, says she went to the game with Chris because they have been friends for a while and that [...]

The singer recently participated at the ceremony to honor RCA/Jive Label Group President Barry Weiss. And Justin Timberlake wasn’t just there to applaud and give credit to the man who helped him with his career, he was there as the master of ceremonies and apparently he did a pretty good job at it too. Here [...]

Record producer Timbaland has gone ahead and filed a lawsuit against his own record label wherein he has accused music bosses at his record label of attempting to tarnish his image.

The hit releasing songster has said in the lawsuit that executives at the Blackground music record company have over a period of time [...]

It seems like no one is safe from getting their albums leaked on the net. Kelly Clarkson just suffered the same fate last week and now, she’s joined by the iconic rock band U2. The Irish band’s ‘No Line on the Horizon’ has leaked, just a week before its official March 3rd release. [...]

Jared Leto is firing back on the lawsuit that was brought against him by his own record label. And while he?s a douche bag that I love to hate most of the time, I actually agree with him on this one. The actor/singer wrote a lengthy post on his official blog saying that [...]

The creative force behind the rise of rock band Evanescence, with hits “Bring Me to Life” and “The Fallen”, songwriter Ben Moody has taken his love for the music in a new direction; as head of the new, artist-centered label, FNR Records.

Since his departure from Evanescence in 2003, Moody has collaborated with some of [...]

If you still think that there?s no such thing as an American Idol curse, you might want to think again. It?s being said that 2004 champ Fantasia Barrino has just been dropped by her management team. The singer is still under contract with her record label but who knows for how [...]

Shinedown have just put together a video teaser for their upcoming album, The Sound of Madness. The clip features their new single, ?Devour? and images inspired by the album?s cover art. This marks the debut of new guitarist Nick Perri formally of Silvertide who replaced founding member, Jasin Todd.

The [...]

Smashing Pumpkins are taking their former label, Virgin Records, to court over their use of the Pumpkins brand. The label, with whom the band split in 2000, allegedly, used the band?s name for promotional activities linked to Pepsi without their permission.

Virgin were allowed rights to sell digital downloads of the [...]

The whole world is catching the hate on Avril Lavigne ? even her home country of Canada! You know that?s bad. Canada?s national newspaper The Globe & Mail has written an article which basically sums up why Avril is such a douche. They wrote on Avril?s ever-changing image ? from [...]

Boyband McFly have decided to cut their ties to the record label that made them famous and fly solo. The lads have decided that the time has come to grow up and shake of the shackles of being a boy band.

Oh dear. Could this spell the end for McFly? [...]

With her 50th birthday looming, Madonna is planning to re-release all of her single as downloads to celebrate. I am sure this will annoy her ex-label Warner who will want to cash in on the tunes before she leaves them.

But Madge is aiming high ? the plan is to beat the record [...]

It just goes to show that just because you won the title of American Idol, it doesn?t mean you will BE America?s Idol forever. In some indirect way, that?s already proven by the likes of Elliot Yamin and Chris Daughtry who ended up being bigger than their season?s winner and runner up, Taylor [...]

Interscope and Geffen Records merged into one on Thursday and along with the merger was the layoff of 60 people. Many of those laid off had been there for years. This is another sign that the music industry is dying.

A music industry source is saying that the biggest reasons for the merger and [...]