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Fat Joe appears to have zero regrets about going independent. While speaking to the Wall Street Journal this week, the Grammy-nominated rapper discussed his decision to leave Atlantic Records and start his own indie imprint, Terror Squad Productions. Joe, who left Atlantic about 17 years ago, said he felt unappreciated and exploited by the industry giant, and eventually lost […]
Billboard announced Thursday that “limited combinations of merchandise and physical albums” will count toward the Billboard 200 chart, starting later this year. Dubbed “fan packs,” these combinations are limited to merch paired with the physical copy of an album, as “each individual item must also be sold separately in the same web store.” Combining merch with […]
YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s reign continues as he breaks a major record. The 23-year-old made his 100th entry on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the youngest artist to do so. “Big Truck” entered No. 100 on Sunday, with 6.6 million U.S. streams between April 21-27, per Billboard. The news comes after YoungBoy’s 33-track Don’t Try This at Home album debuted at No. […]
Toronto Maple Leafs fans have a lot to celebrate but also something to be confused about. After beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the team will now head right back to the south where they’ll square off against the Florida Panthers. While Florida is known to receive […]
Michael Jordan is engaged in serious discussions to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports Hornets minority owner Gabe Plotkin and Atlanta Hawks minority owner Rick Schnall have emerged as front-runners to acquire Jordan’s stake, which he bought for $275 million from BET co-founder Bob Johnson in 2010. At the time, Jordan said […]
Tyler Perry is looking to buy a majority stake in BET from parent company Paramount Global and has been involved in discussions regarding the possible sale, Variety reports. The actor and entrepreneur currently has a minority stake in the Paramount-owned business, which includes BET, VH1, BET Studios, and BET+. Paramount Global has been exploring a sale of the […]
Vinyl album sales were still on the rise in 2022. According to Luminate, which started monitoring music sales in 1991, vinyl sales increased by 4.2 percent in 2022. While still having upward momentum, that’s a sharp drop from 2020 and 2021, perhaps signaling less demand or supply issues. Vinyl sales in 2020 saw a 46.2 […]
Dr. Dre is reportedly headed toward a huge payday. According to Billboard, the 57-year-old hip-hop mogul is preparing to sell a portion of his music assets for more than $200 million. Sources say the assets generate about $1 million annually, and will be sold in two separate deals; one with Shamrock Holdings and the other with Universal Music Group. […]
Justin Bieber is reportedly nearing a deal to sell his entire catalog of music for $200 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Canadian pop star is in talks with Hipgnosis Capital to broker one of the biggest music-rights acquisitions in the company’s history. The deal would cover his full discography, which spans six albums and a number of […]
Lil Uzi Vert’s iconic 2017 single “XO Tour Llif3” has been certified 11 times multi-platinum after garnering over 11 million copies in streaming equivalent sales. The track has been named Uzi’s first RIAA diamond certified track, which is an especially big achievement considering the song first premiered on their SoundCloud before getting an official release […]
