Chris Eggertsen

RCA Records has teamed with China-based hip-hop collective Iris Chengdu and more music industry deals including EMPIRE's investment in un:hurd music.

Noah Cyrus has signed with Range Music for management.

Megadeth signs with a Frontiers Label Group imprint, Sevdaliza joins Create Music and more artist signings including Kristin Chenoweth and Don Felder.

NYU has announced the Sony Audio Instituate for music tech and business students at the school. Get the details.

Chappell Roan's support of music mental health charity Backline gave the nonprofit new life thanks to a flood of donations and increased visibility.

Mercury Records promoted Tyler Arnold to chairman/CEO and Ben Adelson to president/COO. The label has seen success with Morgan Wallen and Post Malone.

NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music named Julie Greenwald the school's executive-in-residence for the spring 2025 semester.

Kevin Liles has been sued for the alleged rape and sexual harassment of a female Def Jam employee in the 2000s when he served as label president.

K-pop group AtHeart is at the center of a partnership between Titan Content and Imperial Music. Other music deals include Spotify's AI audiobook pact.

Josh Groban signed with CAA, Coi Leray signed with Epic Records and more signing news from across the music industry, including D.O.D and Judeline.

Ryan Tedder has teamed with HYBE to form a new global boy group using the K-pop artist development model, a la HYBE/Geffen Records' KATSEYE project.

The Jay-Z rape lawsuit was dismissed against the rapper and Sean "Diddy" Combs, who were accused of raping a 13-year-old-girl in 2000.

Warner Music signed a new licensing pact with Audiomack and more music deals, including Exceleration Music's acquisition of Mack Avenue Music Group.

Ludacris inked with CAA, Seven Lions has new management and more artist signings including Common, McFly, Maoli, The Steeldrivers and Netsky.

Don Henley was sued by a man who was charged in the since-dropped Eagles stolen lyrics case, claiming he engaged in a "malicious prosecution."

Kanye West's antisemitic rhetoric must stop, says YouTube global head of music Lyor Cohen in an open letter to the rapper.

The release of a Prince documentary series was canceled by Netflix, according to reports.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been sued by two more women who say they were sexually assaulted at a Trump Hotel in midtown Manhattan, among other incidents.

Diddy has been sued by a man who alleges he was drugged and sexually assaulted by the hip-hop mogul at a 2015 after-party.

A U.S. Senator is asking the FCC to stop radio stations from exchanging airplay for free concerts, calling it another form of payola.