Oakland record label Kingmakers Music uplifts the Black community with socially-conscious rap
Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create ...
Shaboozey wants record labels to have 'a conversation surrounding artists' financial health and well-being': 'We need supporters' (exclusive)
Shaboozey had been releasing music for a decade when he broke through with his record-breaking hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” He’s ...
How Can Drake Release an Album While He’s Suing His Record Label?
How can Drake release an album while he's suing his record label? The rapper put out "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" with PARTYNEXTDOOR while suing Universal.
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Chappell Roan Uses Grammy Win to Call Out Record Labels for Not Providing Health Insurance to Artists: I Felt ‘Betrayed by the System’
Chappell Roan won the Grammy for best new artist and used her speech to demand that record labels provide health insurance ...
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Georgia native establishes first Black-owned record label in 1921
Before LaFace Records and So So Def Recordings, there was Black Swan Records, a record company by Georgian Harry Pace that released music by Black artists for Black listeners.
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Chappell Roan calls out record labels during Grammys speech: 'We got you, but do you got us?'
And if my label would’ve prioritized artists’ health, I could’ve provided care by a company I was giving everything to,” she ...
Chappell Roan uses Best New Artist Grammys speech to call out record labels who ‘betray’ their artists
Chappell Roan won the Best New Artist Grammy on Sunday night and used her time at the podium to call out record labels who ...
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Counterintuitive histories, among a label’s bands or tales told from the stage at We Black Folk Fest
Counter Intuitive Records has a lot to celebrate, as it's coming up on its 10th anniversary in September; celebrating Black ...
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Chappell Roan Calls Out Record Labels After Winning First Grammy Award
As Chappell Roan took the stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to accept her first Grammy for Best New Artist, the ...
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Read Chappell Roan’s full Grammy speech taking on record labels
Roan was dropped by a label after her early work didn’t immediately resonate with audiences. Part of that journey was also ...
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Thump Records celebrates 35 years of lowrider jams
As racks of graphic tees line each side of the truck, the L.A.-based record label fills its shelves with lowrider mixtape CDs, Latin oldies USB flash drives and rare vinyl box sets — a physical ...
Chappell Roan calls out record labels in her Grammys acceptance speech
Chappell Roan is officially the 2025 Grammys’ Best New Artist. But she didn’t use her time accepting the prestigious award to ...