• Kanye West posts video of himself peeing on one of his Grammys

    Kanye West posts video of himself peeing on one of his Grammys

    Kanye West gave one of his Grammys a golden shower. In the midst of a Twitter meltdown on Wednesday, the “Jesus Walks” rapper, 43, tossed one of his 21 trophies into the toilet and peed all over it. “Trust me … I WONT STOP,” he captioned the video, which he shared on Twitter after publishing screenshots …
  • Madonna reportedly leaves Universal Music, in talks to return to Warner label

    Madonna reportedly leaves Universal Music, in talks to return to Warner label

    Madonna has left Universal Music Group’s Interscope, her record label for nearly a decade, according to reports. The Queen of Pop is considering returning to Warner Music Group, where she launched her self-titled debut album “Madonna” in 1983 and went on to crank out hits including “Like a Virgin” (1984), “True Blue” (1986), and “Ray …
  • Spotify, Universal Music Group strike global licensing deal

    Spotify, Universal Music Group strike global licensing deal

    Universal Music Group and music streaming giant Spotify inked a multiyear global licensing pact on Wednesday. The deal will allow Universal — the world’s largest record label which reps the likes of Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Drake and Kanye West — to promote its artists on Spotify’s platform and be an early adapter of the …
  • Music exec says the business is over if Drake goes independent

    Music exec says the business is over if Drake goes independent

    Music executive Steve Stoute thinks that If Drake goes independent, the music business is over. Stoute spoke with rapper Russ at SelectCon about whether artists should sign with labels. Of Drake — signed to Cash Money via Universal’s Republic Records — Russ said, “If Drake posts a picture on the ’Gram of his new album …
  • Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge positive for coronavirus

    Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge positive for coronavirus

    Powerful music executive Sir Lucian Grainge has been hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus — just over two weeks after celebrating his 60th birthday with a host of power players including Kris Jenner and late-night TV host James Corden. Grainge, the CEO of Universal Music whose artist roster includes Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Drake, …