Important contracts in the music industry, focusing on essential legal agreements for artists, labels, and producers to protect rights and ensure smooth business operations within the music industry.

Essential Music & Marketing, a U.K. and European indie distribution company, has launched a North American division; Redeye Distribution has landed two London-based labels for U.S. distribution: Wichi ...

On October 30, 1993, Pete Tong oversaw the first episode of the Essential Mix on BBC’s Radio 1. Club music was ascendant in the U.K., and Tong devoted a late-night slot to it on national radio, ...

As part of the acquisition, a new company will be launched on March 7 called Red Essential and based at Cooking Vinyl's West London's offices. By Richard Smirke Sony Music U.K.’s artist and label ...

Tickets for the 50th Ann Arbor Folk Festival are on sale now! In today's show, we’ll check out some of the artists on the ...

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Hanif Abdurraqib’s They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us is a mesmerizing and deeply perceptive essay collection. Most of the essays are about music--covering Johnny Cash, Migos, Carly Rae Jepsen, ...