Warner Music Group Discloses Compensation for Incoming CEO Robert Kyncl
Warner Music Group’s newly named CEO Robert Kyncl will earn roughly $15 million, depending on meeting performance targets, in...
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The Ledger: Why Warner Music’s Incoming CEO Makes Sense for a New Era
The Ledger is a weekly newsletter about the economics of the music business sent to Billboard Pro subscribers. An...
Timbaland & Swizz Beatz Settle ‘Verzuz’ Lawsuit With Triller
Timbaland and Swiss Beatz have settled their $28 million lawsuit against Triller for allegedly failing to pay money owed...
Leila Oliveira Named Warner Music Brazil President, Becoming First Woman to Lead a Major Label in the Country
Leila Oliveira has been named president of Warner Music Brazil, succeeding Sérgio Affonso, who is stepping down in October...
AEG Presents to Operate New Raleigh Concert Venue in Downtown South District
AEG Presents has signed a long-term lease agreement to operate a new venue in Raleigh’s Downtown South, a new entertainment...
AIM CEO Paul Pacifico to Step Down at End of 2022
Paul Pacifico will exit the U.K.’s Association of Independent Music (AIM) at the end of 2022, the organization announced...
R. Kelly Chicago Trial Focuses on Whether Potential Jurors Watched ‘Surviving R. Kelly’
Jury selection in R. Kelly’s federal trial on charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial began Monday...
The Ledger: When Should Subscription Services Raise Prices?
The Ledger is a weekly newsletter about the economics of the music business sent to Billboard Pro subscribers. An...
Joseph Arthur Accuses ‘LA Times’ of Labeling Him an ‘Anti-Vaxxer’ in Defamation Lawsuit
Singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur is suing the Los Angeles Times for defamation over an article last year that labeled him...
Former T.J. Martell Executive Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Embezzlement
Melissa Ann Goodwin, former executive vp/general manager of the T.J. Martell Foundation for Cancer Research, was sentenced to four...