Warner/Chappell boss Jon Platt and team are celebrating once again, having been named Publisher of the Year at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards. W/C writer Gucci Mane was dubbed Songwriter of the Year, while 25 of the pubco’s writers took Most Performed Song trophies.

The latest installment of HITS List finds Sir Lucian reveling in big marketshare, The Carters expanding their canvas, Miranda with a tale to tell, Max making moves and more.

In the first installment of a wide-ranging, remarkably candid two-part interview with Holly Gleason, Miranda Lambert discusses...

In its five years of existence, Atlanta-based Quality Control Records—controlled by the strong, steady hands of co-founders Kevin “Coach K” Lee and Pierre “Pee” Thomas—has become a measurable force in shaping hip-hop culture.

Word on the street is that Marshmello is about to announce a big admin deal with Kobalt, which insiders say is valued in the neighborhood of $10 million...

With one day of sales and streams info for The Carters, it should be a close race for #1 against 5 Seconds of Summer. The wild card in that contest is what Tidal will report. Meanwhile, will the late XXXtentacion's music gain momentum in the wake of his death, as fans flock to streaming and retail for his work?

Everything Is Love is the joyous ending of a tumultuous trilogy about Beyoncé and Jay-Z, the seeds of which began to spill out back in 2014 with the leaked security-cam footage of a fateful elevator ride with the couple and the ride-or-die sister, Solange. The saga exploded through the surprise release of Lemonade, an album that laid bare Bey’s stories of deep betrayal and a personal rebounding for the sake of motherhood and family. It was then further explored...

Rumors continue to swirl around Troy Carter, with the New York Post's Page Six the latest to jump in the swim with the suggestion (citing "sources") that the recent UJA honoree will be moving to Epic Records, a claim it says Spotify and Epic have both denied.

During a week without a massive debut from a stream-powered act, the recent pattern of Revenue Chart wholesale takeovers has been broken. It’s novel these days to find eight different acts among the Top 10 earners, but that’s what we’re looking at.

Our forthcoming special issue, History of the Music Biz, Vol. 3: The Rainmakers, takes the series into new territory: This time out we profile the top contemporary players who are making history right now. Leaders like Jimmy Iovine, Marty Bandier, Bob Pittman, Jon Platt and John Branca...

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