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The Fitz and The Tantrums vocalist has paired with artists and organizations to develop diversity and equity solutions in the touring industry

Kevin Greene's ideas on America's racist copyright system used to be seen as too radical. Now he's at the center of growing calls for action

Grammy statues photographed on Jan. 12, 2019. After years of scrutiny for spending millions of dollars on outside legal counsel, the Recording Academy has begun a search for an in-house general counsel,  Billboard has learned. Recording Academy president/CEO  Harvey Mason Jr. confirmed the search in an interview with Billboard on Monday, saying when asked about the role, “Yes. We have started that process.” It has been a source of controversy in recent years that a nonprofit organizatio...

Jeff Tweedy was on 'CBS This Morning' to detail his decision to pledge a percentage of his songwriting royalties to social justice causes.

CBS News Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy begins donating 5% of royalties to social justice causes "I dont have all the answers," said Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. "I just wanna do my part." In a statement after the killing of George Floyd last summer, Tweedy wrote, "The modern music industry is built almost entirely on Black art. The wealth that rightfully belonged to Black artists was stolen outright." He called for an "industry-wide plan to address this enormous injustice." This month, Tweedy, whos...

Just three years after its arrival in the US, TikTok is now considered by many to be a major player in music.

A record company can sign a viral artist with the promise of big money, but it comes with risk.

In a letter addressed to Pence on Thursday (January 7), members of the Music Artists Coalition (MAC), Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) and Songwriters of North America (SONA) outlined the events that took place at the Capitol, which so far has resulted in at least five deaths, including a Capitol Police officer. Advertisement “Not only is this a matter of upholding and enforcing our laws, but it is also a matter of ensuring that individuals who break the law and who trample the Constitut...