The Weekend has been a Star boy for quite some time, before his latest project star boy was even birthed. With The Weekend’s first hit single sharing the same name of “Starboy”taking billboard by storm, i could only imagine The Weekend transforming into “Party Monster”. after all, The Weekend has garnered a lot of success […]

Rap Genius announced today that it has entered into a licensing arrangement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). UMPG is one of the leading music…

Black Music Month

There is a controversy brewing that has people talking…a lot..and according to Spin Magazine it all centers around a new toy company called the Goldie Blox toy…

Entertainment

Jay-Z teams with super-producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland on “Open Letter.” Hov doesn’t hold back, addressing recent hot topics including his controversial trip to Cuba with Beyoncé, his ownership stake in the Brooklyn Nets, and more. Swizz explained how the collaboration came together. “[Beyoncé] came in the studio and Just Blaze came in the studio and this thing just extended to another level,” he told Hot 97. […]

9 O'Clock News

Days after the launch of a new sports agency arm of Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s company has announced a worldwide deal with the Universal Music Group…

Universal Music recording artist, Money Malc is repping hard for New Jersey. Before he releases his debut disc, he’s got a mixtape that is soon to hit the streets. The first track from Perrier Jouet Poetry is the banger, “F**k This Money Up.” The track is produced by New Jersey beatsmith, Ayy Pii. Listen to […]

News & Gossip

The US Supreme Court has refused the record company’s appeal in a dispute over royalties from ringtones and downloads. Universal has to pay Eminem and FBT productions which is the company that founded Em before Dr. Dre 50% of all money made from digital distribution. Although they had been paying Slim Shady 12% which is […]

Rumor has it that the Marley family has recently lost a major lawsuit. What were they in court for? They were after their opportunity to seek ownership of Bob Marley’s most coveted and most famous tracks. Reportedly, the music executives sitting around the board room table at Universal Music have been declared the rightful owners […]