The Music Biz

In a surprise announcement earlier today, Joie Manda has resigned as Def Jam president to move back to Los Angeles. He will serve as president of Urban Music at Interscope Records. “Despite having to move back to Los Angeles for personal reasons, I am truly grateful to Barry, John and Jimmy Iovine (chairman and CEO, Interscope Geffen A&M) for this exciting new opportunity," Manda said in

Danny Brown is officially the newest artist to sign with Goliath Artists management firm. Paul Rosenberg, who is widely known as the manager to Eminem and Action Bronson, is in charge of the firm that also houses names such as The Alchemist and Blink-182...

South By Southwest Music is officially kicking off later this week. During a stop at Austin’s Hyatt Place, Lupe Fiasco announced his new role as creative director at Higi, which he is assisting in launching a new health and wellness app. T...

In this podcast, XXL Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten & Lifestyle Editor Ralph Bristout talk XXL Freshmen, Smokers' Club and go behind the rap game with insiders Jonny Shipes, Head Chef at Cinematic Music Group, Sha Money XL, Senior VP of A&R at Def Jam and Brock Korsan, Marketing Exec & A&R Consultant. Find out wh...

Yesterday, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Mark Wahlberg officially launched their new partnership with high-performance water AQUAhydrate. These exclusive, behind-the-scenes videos of the event lend some insight into the hows and whys of these two coming together with Diddy throwing in a little "started from the bottom" explaining Mark's rise to the top...

Diddy’s latest business venture may very well take over the beverage industry. Earlier today, Diddy and actor/producer Mark Wahlberg have partnered with fitness and wellness water brand, AQUAhydrate. The entertainment and brand moguls will oversee business strategies in retail partnerships with former Fiji water CEO, John Cochran. “...

Producer and rapper Lil Jon is planning on joining Zumba Fitness with a new single and nightclub series slated for April. Pitbull and reggaeton singer Don Omar have already made efforts to producer their own signature tracks for the exercise brand...

Jay-Z doesn’t look like he’s slowing down with his new business ventures. Today, he announced signing a worldwide publishing administration deals with Warner/Chappell Music. In a report by Billboard, Warner/Chappell Music has the publishing rights to Jay-Z’s music that date back to 2008. This would inclu...

Dre Beats headphones are way more profitable than Detox…

It's been five years since Forbes began acknowledging rap's biggest ballers. XXL dissects it all...

Hov and B took home a whopping $78 million last year...

Weezy comes in at No. 8, earning $27 million at the age of 29...