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Photo Credits: Roc Nation / Capitol / Interscope As a recording artist, your image and brand are critical to success. One of the most important components of your image is your publicity photos. These photos are used in various ways, from album covers to social media posts, and are an essential part of your marketing […]

Vancouver-based Westwood Recordings celebrates 10 Years of the label’s stunning achievements with a month-long schedule of special releases, starting with ‘10 Years of Westwood Recordings’ – an album that perfectly complements the label’s party-ready but sonically very diverse sound. Featuring tracks from label bosses The Funk Hunters as well as Defunk, Moontricks, K Theory, Stickybuds,

Logic has become the latest mainstream musician to their his music catalog. It has been announced today that the rapper has sold the rights to his catalog to Influence Media Partners for eight figures. The exact amount has not been revealed but it contains all 185 titles including chart-topping tracks ‘1-800-273-8255’ ft. Alessia Cara and

Chartmetric’s Danny Katz scans the lyrics and data for 20,000 Country tracks to see how Neotraditional Country artists are setting themselves apart. by Danny Katz from Chartmetric Chartmetirc’s three-part study of Country music lyrics analyzes the lyrics of ~20K Country music songs to highlight lyric, artist, and songwriter trends over time.  Part 1, What More

Afroman is speaking out after a fight broke out between Young Buck and his entourage at a Virginia concert last week. According to the “Because I Got High” rapper, the altercation took place at The Zarati Shop in Abingdon, where both parties were on the bill. Afroman says Young Buck was acting intoxicated and belligerent

If you’re a musician on TikTok, you may have encountered the dreaded block once in a while. This can happen for a ton of reasons, some of which include copyright issues or a violation of one of TikTok’s community guidelines. Regardless of how it happened, your video is not always gone forever. In this post,

Ice Cube, the legendary co-founder of the BIG3, has kicked off another of the premier 3-on-3 basketball league. The season launched at the United Center in Chicago and will continue with an eight-week regular season that will bring the BIG3 experience to cities such as Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, and New York, culminating in an outdoor

New York-based duo Truth x Lies is set to ignite dance floors once again with the release of their latest single “Dos Gardenias.” Quickly becoming one of the most sought-after acts within the Tech House space, these guys have quickly emerged as one of the most dynamic and exciting acts in the genre captivating audiences

Finesse2tymes seemingly prioritizes two things in his everyday life: family and money. The rising Memphis rapper has made a name for himself through his unique cadence and matter-of-fact rhymes centered on his environment, past encounters, cash and fame. The Mob Ties/Bread Gang/Atlantic Records signee had already captured the streets’ attention, but transcended across regions, garnering radio