Veteran Music Manager Will Listen to Your Demo
(Black Enterprise) — It’s no secret that the music industry is hemorrhaging money, and has been for some time. An antiquated system struggling to stave off rampant file-sharing and compete with...
View ArticleBlacks Rarely Make Boss in Music Industry
(TheWrap) — In a music industry long dependent on black performers, the expected appointment of two African-Americans to top executive roles at the major labels is unlikely to be viewed as much...
View ArticleL.A. Reid Makes Epic Move
(Eurweb.com) — L.A. Reid has found a new job in the industry running newly restructured Epic Label Group as the new chief executive. He’ll be taking on the new position July 1 upon the resignation of...
View ArticlePopular Hip Hop Agent Caught by DEA
(MTV) — The manhunt for hip-hop music executive James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond ended Tuesday afternoon (June 21), the DEA confirmed to MTV News. Henchman, who ran the Czar Entertainment management...
View ArticleKanye West's Manager Gee Roberson To Restart Geffen Records
Gee Roberson, the man managing some of the the greatest current hip-hop acts of our time including Drake, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj, has been tapped by Universal Music Group to restart the Geffen...
View ArticleL.A. Reid Takes Top Seat at Epic
(Eurweb) — Antonio “L.A.” Reid was officially named head of Epic Records on Monday, a long-expected move that was first reported in June. Reid — who will also serve as a judge on Simon Cowell’s singing...
View ArticleNew Head of Motown to Share Resources With Island Def Jam
(EUR Web)– When the planned installation of Ethiopia Habtemariam as the head of Motown Records finally occurs, the label will move out of the Universal orbit and instead share resources with the Island...
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