Houston hip-hop icon Michael "5000" Watts, the founder of Swishahouse Records and a pioneer of the "chopped and screwed" sound, has passed away following a recent hospitalization. A central figure in ...

Bruce Resnikoff has been promoted to Chairman of Universal Music Group’s global catalog division, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). At the same time, Jamie Krents has been promoted to President ...

Universal Music Group has acquired a minority stake in superfan platform Stationhead. UMG’s minority investment in the ...

JAMIE KRENTS NAMED PRESIDENT & CEO, UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISESSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, ...

Fan engagement platform Stationhead has merged with Mellomanic, an online music event platform. Mellomanic powers real-time ...

This week's Five Burning Questions looks at the impressive bow for the New York rap veteran's first full-length in eight ...

The winners of the Grammy Awards have been officially announced, marking one of the most significant moments in the global ...

Alex Party’s “Don’t Give Me Your Life” reached Number 1 on the UK Club Charts, it is back at Number 1. Thanks to a 30th Anniversary re-release by Charlie Big, Shanie & Luv Foundation (UK) reaching the ...

Streaming pivots to retention engineering, TikTok commands 84% of chart entries, AI reshapes creation. Pop culture rewrote itself in 2026.

Yet kratom’s advocates, while favoring more robust regulation of their product, say the legislation disproportionately ...

Chappell Roan, who won the Award for Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammys, addressed some big issues she had with the music ...

Chappell Roan has ignited a firestorm after she called out record labels for not doing enough to support their artists, ...