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Kodak Black Is Launching a $YAK Artist Coin

Kodak Black is collaborating with the music discovery platform Audius to launch a new artist coin. Timed to Yak’s annual Kodak Day celebration in his hometown of Pompano Beach, Fla., the rapper will distribute the artist coin, called $YAK. $YAK holders will be able to access unreleased music, stems and other behind-the-scenes material that Kodak […]

Sony Music’s Quarterly Sales Surge 21% on Streaming, ‘Demon Slayer’ Success

Sony Music reported record-high quarterly earnings on Tuesday and its Tokyo-based parent company raised its overall annual earnings forecast, as rising streaming income and the success of the anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle made the music segment a standout success for the Japanese conglomerate. Overall sales for Sony Music rose 21% […]

Sony Music’s Quarterly Sales Surge 21% on Streaming, ‘Demon Slayers’ Success

Sony Music reported record-high quarterly earnings on Tuesday and its Tokyo-based parent company raised its overall annual earnings forecast, as rising streaming income and the success of the anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle made the music segment a standout success for the Japanese conglomerate. Overall sales for Sony Music rose 21% […]

MixedByAli on EngineEars’ New Partnership With EMPIRE CEO Ghazi & Creating a Groundbreaking Distribution Platform to Support Artists

Over his legendary career, MixedByAli has accumulated multiple Grammys and worked with some of the biggest artists in the world, including Kendrick Lamar and SZA. Now, he’s changing the way music is made, shared, heard and even sold. Back in 2019, MixedByAli reinvented himself as the CEO of EngineEars, a SaaS platform built to streamline […]

Atlantic Music Group Names New Executive Vice President to Expand Label Roster

Atlantic Music Group (AMG) has tapped A&R veteran Jeremy Vuernick as its next executive vice president. In the new role, Vuernick will report jointly to AMG CEO Elliot Grainge and Atlantic U.K. co-presidents Ed Howard and Briony Turner, overseeing the AMG roster to sign and develop new artists with global potential. He will be based […]