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Jett Holden, a Black, gay country artist, finally finds a home at Black Opry Records

by Jewly Hight
Jul 10, 2024
When Beyoncé conquered Billboard’s top country albums chart with Cowboy Carter, it threw a brighter spotlight on other Black artists who’ve been shut out of country success — including Holden.
Country musician Jett Holden at the CMA Fest 2024 in June in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Mississippi record store owner hopes "greatest hits" compilations sound good to collectors

by Sean McHenry
Sep 13, 2023
While vinyl record prices remain a concern for Phillip Rollins of OffBeat, he thinks lower-priced "greatest hits" albums may entice customers.
Phillip Rollins, owner of OffBeat in Jackson, Mississippi, says collections of popular work by artists such as En Vogue and Notorious B.I.G. could get more people interested in buying records.
Courtesy Rollins
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Streaming now accounts for almost half of music revenue

by Adam Allington
Sep 22, 2016
Revenue is up, but the economics of streaming have yet to be worked out.
Revenue in the music industry is up 8.1 percent for the first half of 2016.
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Record labels try their luck at comedy

by Lizzie O'Leary
Oct 12, 2014
Record labels are relying on comedy as music sales continue to decline.
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The record industry is a lot like Wall Street

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 25, 2014
Author Gareth Murphy says one day the record industry will face another crash
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YouTube changes terms and conditions for labels

by Molly Wood
Jun 18, 2014
YouTube picks fight with record labels in attempt to create streaming service
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'Eminem case' settles digital dispute

by Queena Kim
Nov 2, 2012
The end of a long-running battle between the rapper's producers and Universal Music could mean a payoff for lots of artists.
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