Ghostface KIllah filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group—the parent company of his label home, Def Jam Recordings—on Wednesday (August 10) alleging that he is ...

Two of the four major record companies are looking to make some big changes. It was recently revealed that Warner Music Group has hired Goldman ...

50 Cent is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit for his  2007 single, “I Get Money.” In the suit, an Atlanta rapper named Tyrone “Young Caliber” Simmons, ...

Rapper Rick Ross won’t have to shell out any of his earnings to former drug ring leader “Freeway” Ricky Ross. Earlier this week, a federal judge ...

In the first file-sharing case ever to go to trial in the U.S., a Minnesota mother of four was ordered to pay the Recording Industry ...

Universal Music Group avoided disaster Friday (March 6) after a federal jury ruled in favor of the current business model for royalties in a lawsuit ...

An inevitability in the age of downloading as record labels look for new revenue streams, at least one label is in talks with YouTube to ...

After it was reported yesterday that Eminem had sued his label over unpaid digital downloads, Universal Music Group (UMG) has issued a statement to XXLmag.com ...

With Jay-Z presidential contract with Def Jam expiring at the end of December, it looks like the rapper's future at the label is uncertain, according ...