Spotify and Warner Music Group have signed a new multi-year agreement covering both recorded music and music publishing, following Spotify’s similar deal with Universal Music Group earlier this year. The partnership, announced today (Feb. 6), aims to drive innovation and increase the value of music for artists, songwriters and fans. The agreement focuses on advancing

After news broke of the death of Murder Inc. Records co-founder Irv Gotti on Wednesday (Feb. 5), tributes poured in from the hip-hop world, including from the label where he got his start, Def Jam. Related Irv Gotti, Co-Founder of Murder Inc. Records, Dies at 54 02/05/2025 Gotti started out in A&R at the hip-hop label,

The devastation left behind by the horrific wildfires in Los Angeles has drawn an outpouring of support, especially from the music community. Between the FireAid concerts at Inglewood, California’s Intuit Dome and Kia Forum (Jan. 30)  — featuring a rainbow of stars from Billie Eilish to Stevie Wonder —  and the Grammy telecast (Feb. 2),

Irv Gotti — who co-founded the hitmaking Murder Inc. Records label and helped make early 2000s superstars out of Ja Rule and Ashanti — has died after suffering a stroke, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. He was 54 years old. Related Gone But Not Forgotten: Musicians We Lost in 2025 01/30/2025 Alongside brother Chris, Irv Gotti launched

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