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Quality Control has been acquired for a reported $300 million by the Scooter Braun-headed HYBE America. “The company is a division of the South Korean entertainment firm HYBE, which dominates the K-pop world through its management of the superstar group BTS,” writes the New York Times, noting the official purchase price wasn’t made public. “QC is […]
Fresh off releasing his fifth solo full-length project of 2022, YoungBoy Never Broke Again has signed a deal with the Universal Music Group-owned Motown. According to Billboard, the Baton Rouge rapper will begin releasing music through Motown in 2023. Complex reached to a YoungBoy rep, who confirmed the signing. The news arrives a year after […]
R&B singer Emanuel has clear and lofty goals for his music. He’s even written an artist’s manifesto about his 2020 EP series he’s calling Alt Therapy, and put it out into the universe. That’s not typical of most artists; maybe theirs is sitting privately on a nightstand or affixed to the fridge. “Alt Therapy. It represents so many things. It […]
Vince Staples has signed to Motown Records via Blacksmith Recordings, a label that was founded by Corey Smyth with Capitol Music Group and Motown Records. The signing was announced on Wednesday at Capitol Congress 2019. “Today, more than ever, artists are evolving their professional identities in multi-faceted ways,” Smyth said in a statement back when Blacksmith Recordings label was announced. […]
This year’s Grammys will include a special performance in honor of Motown‘s 60th anniversary. And who did organizers tap to headline this celebration of black excellence? Jennifer Lopez. Rap-Up shared the news Tuesday afternoon, just days before the 61st Grammy Awards go down in Los Angeles. Though she’s no stranger to the Grammy’s stage, many people have […]
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