Range Media Partners, a fast-growing management firm launched last September, now has its own record label: Range Music. The label announced Thursday (July 29) is a partnership with Capitol Music Group (CMG) and its Virgin Music & Artist Label Services Company, which will together handle worldwide physical and digital distribution for all Range Music releases. […]

If you’ve ever wondered what inspires the looks in BTS’ videos, V is here to give you a bit of insight into how he pulls together his colorful outfits. In an interview with Weverse magazine, the 25 year-old member of the K-pop supergroup pulls back the curtain on which icons he looked to for his

Weezer’s “All My Favorite Songs” becomes the band’s third leader on Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, rising from No. 2 to No. 1 on the tally dated July 31. The track reigns with 6.7 million audience impressions, up 5%, among multiple rock radio formats, according to MRC Data. Weezer has strung together two consecutive

Passing judgement on Spotify’s second-quarter earnings depends on one’s point of view. A creator or rights holder might look to increasing revenues (up 23% year over year) and growing royalties (cost of sales was 1.67 billion euros) as indicators that the company continues to underpin a growing music industry — setting aside opinions on the

It was 40 years ago this weekend that the course of popular music was forever changed by the launch of MTV. The industry was turned upside down, the nature of rock and pop stardom completely shifted, and everything from album promotion and marketing to live performances and movie soundtracks was unrecognizably transformed. The channel debuted

The Latin music industry is mourning the death of iconic merengue singer Johnny Ventura, who died of a sudden heart attack on Wednesday (July 28) at 81 years old. Known as “El Caballo Mayor,” Ventura (real name Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano) was pronounced dead at Clínica Unión Medica del Norte in Santiago, according to

The Foo Fighters blasted their summer tour off in style on Wednesday night (July 28) with a sweat-soaked two-and-a-half hour show in Cincinnati that included a tall stack of classics, a few of their new Dee Gees disco rock covers and a touching tribute to a fallen rock icon. The show for a modest crowd

Luis Figueroa is officially a Billboard chart-topping artist, as his single “Hasta El Sol de Hoy” rises 2-1 on the latest Tropical airplay chart (dated July 31), marking his first No. 1 on any ranking. The track reaches the summit with 3.9 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 13%) in the U.S. in the week

On the Billboard Global 200 dated July 31, Pop Smoke leads the haul of new arrivals, as 14 songs from his LP Faith debut, from “Tell the Vision,” featuring Kanye West and Pusha T, at No. 33, to “Top Shotta,” with The Neptunes and featuring Pusha T, Travi and Beam, at No. 180. While five

Mandy Moore is opening up about her first months as a new mother and revealing some of the difficulties she’s faced during postpartum around her identity, friendships and parenthood responsibilities, particularly during the pandemic. During an Instagram conversation with clinical psychologist and perinatal mental health specialist Dr. Ashurina Ream, the actress and singer spoke candidly about how her