Photo Credit: Mick Haupt IMPALA has just shared a statement with DMN regarding Warner Music’s acquisition (or, re-acquisition) of Zebralution, raising concerns about the consolidation of the independent sector. Yesterday, Warner Music Group (WMG) announced its acquisition of Zebralution, a leading independent German digital distributor, which has changed hands numerousContinue Reading
Juan Atkins, the originator of techno music and a founding member of the electronic music group Cybotron, has died at the age of 64. Atkins’ talent agency Greensmith Artists confirmed the DJ and producer’s death on social media. Resident Advisor reports that Atkins was found unresponsive in his hotel roomContinue Reading
You Seem Pretty Busy for a Girl About to Release Christmas Music By Isabella Albaig, a Vulture intern covering the latest in pop culture, TV, and movies Photo: oliviarodrigo/Instagram Taking notes from Mariah Carey, the queen of Christmas, Olivia Rodrigo is wasting no time after Halloween to ring in theContinue Reading
Alex Skolnick: Further explorations of legato phrasing – YouTube Watch On In my introductory column last month, I discussed a few different approaches to legato phrasing. The term legato means “smooth and connected,” and on the guitar legato articulations include hammer-ons, pull-offs and finger slides. Legendary fusion guitarist Allan HoldsworthContinue Reading
Kevin Gates is making it clear he isn’t sweating the seven-figure payout coming Dreka Gates’ way amid their ongoing divorce. The rapper recently broke his silence on the judge’s order involving his estranged wife. The order requires him to pay Dreka more than $1 million from the proceeds of hisContinue Reading
This Music May Contain Reptiles Dwayne Johnson, Alicia Silverstone, Regina Hall, Colman Domingo, Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams, and more will also feature in the film Raye attends TIME 100 Next gala in New York on Oct. 29, 2026. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images Raye has joined Benny Safdie‘s upcoming film LizardContinue Reading
Universal Music Group head Lucian Grainge. Photo Credit: UMG Universal Music Group (UMG) has reported a double-digit revenue increase – and a more than 20% paid-streaming spike – for Q3 2026. But the showing hasn’t yet translated into share-price growth, and per CEO Lucian Grainge, the structure of the company’sContinue Reading
The acquisition is the latest in Create’s recent string of investments in the indie space. DistroKid Create Music Group has acquired a minority stake in DistroKid, Billboard can confirm. The deal, which went down earlier this year, comes several months after CVC Capital Partners announced it had acquired a majorityContinue Reading
9 min read “You can’t hide in this room,” Tony Gilroy says. The Andor creator and Michael Clayton filmmaker is standing amid rows of orchestra musicians in the center of the historic Newman Scoring Stage on the 20th Century Fox lot in Los Angeles, California. It’s where the music forContinue Reading
Photo Credit: Sony Music Chris Brown producer Ishmael Montague has filed a nearly $1.25 million lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment (SME) for allegedly failing to pay due royalties and “stalling” his deal with Xposure Music. Montague recently submitted his complaint to a New York federal court, accusing SME of fraudulentContinue Reading
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