White-owned record labels — Columbia, Victor, Aeolian, Edison, Paramount — recorded few Black artists at the time, and when they did, it was often limited to novelty songs and minstrelsy.

The story of Paramount Records is a story of contradictions. It was a record label founded by a furniture company, a commercial enterprise that became arguably the most comprehensive chronicler of ...

Veteran A&R exec Rob Stevenson, formerly of 300, Republic, Island and Virgin, talks about Alter, a new label that aims to ...

Cherry Red Records has acquired Dome Records, with plans in place to “diligently” oversee the soul and R&B label’s catalog ...

This letter, written by a major-label executive ... divisions at each major record company. But when it comes to black music, that same respect is not given. White executives with titles like ...

As the music business reorganizes, some artists are getting dropped from their labels. That isn't always ... depends on how much they depend on the record company to do what they do.” ...