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Trax Records Is Releasing a 40th-Anniversary Compilation This Summer

Trax Records is releasing a hefty compilation project next month as part of the label’s ongoing 40-year-anniversary celebrations. Out digitally and on vinyl on June 20, Trax Records: The 40th Anniversary Collection features singles and remixes by house pioneers including Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Ron Carroll, Frankie Bones and Joey Beltram, along with work by […]

Music Biz 2025 Roundup: Award Winners, Panel Recaps & More

On the last night of the Music Biz conference in Atlanta on Thursday (May 15), the Music Business Association held its annual Bizzy Awards dinner honoring industry executives, including the late Cindy Charles, who was posthumously bestowed with the organization’s Presidential Award. Charles tragically died in a traffic accident in the Netherlands in October. In […]

Karol G Enters a New Era With ‘Latina Foreva’: Stream It Now

Karol G celebrates Latin women and a new career era in her new single “Latina Foreva” out Thursday (May 22) via Bichota Records. Marking her first official release of the year, the vibrant track — produced by Mazzarri and Misha, and co-written by Karol and Daniela “La Guru” Aponte — blends an early 2000s reggaetón […]

UMG and Beastie Boys Settle Lawsuits Against Chili’s Over Social Media Ads

Universal Music Group (UMG) and the Beastie Boys have both reached confidential settlements to end lawsuits in which they accused restaurant chain Chili’s of using their music in social media advertisements without permission.   Two court filings on Wednesday (May 21) informed federal judges that Chili’s owner Brinker International agreed to settlements with both UMG […]