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ZIMURA is urging its members to declare their works to the local performance rights organisation as a means for ZIMURA to take into account the disbursement of royalty payments to its members. Members of ZIMURA who have not declared their works (i.e. music publishing copyrights) before the...

American rapper and G.O.O.D Music artist Pusha T has just released his new album "Daytona" but there seem to be mixed feelings about the use of Whitney Houston's bathroom picture as the album cover for Pusha T's new studio album. It is alleged that music producer and rapper Kanye West paid...

American hip-hop music mogul Diddy (Sean Combs) purchased an expensive painting done by Kerry James Marshall at just a price of $21.1 million dollars.

Ultra Violet which is an organization that advocates and supports women's rights movement are asking Spotify (an online music streaming platform) to consider the decision of pulling the music of talented and award-winning R&B singer Chris Brown, including Eminem's music on the grounds that Ultra...

Detroit City council announced that it will be renaming part of Randolph Street as a gesture commemorate the legacy left behind by Pop music legend Michael Jackson.

What do you think are the main issues and music business challenges faced by upcoming Zimdancehall artists and Zim Hip Hop rappers?

DJ Stavo (Steven Sanders) shared his opinion about the Zim music industry by stating that what is actually made reference as being Zimbabwe's music industry is something which is absolutely non-existent given the fact that many of Zim artists can't sustain themselves without venturing into other...

Kikky Badass isn't very much content with the way upcoming Zim hip-hop artists name-drop her in their songs to gain further publicity for their new material. She shared an Instagram post to express her opinion. Check out the IG story which I have attached.

The Bill Cosby Show award had been rescinded from the Kennedy Honors Center which is given to people who have achieved success in their contributions to the mainstream United States Culture.

The online music streaming platform Spotify has rolled out a new initiative which they call, "Hate Content and Hateful Conduct Public Policy" which aims to police the catalog of controversial artists on the grounds that their actions in their private lives and music content must abide with...

The world's popular music streaming service Spotify has made the decision to remove R. Kelly and XXXTentacion's music from showing up in it's automated and algorithmic recommendations which are commonly known as promotional playlists. Spotify exercised it's right to pull XXXTentacion and R...

Do you think that capitalism as an economic system has the capability to address the issues concerning inequality in regards to the difference between the rich and the poor?

Rick The Kid's hit single Plug Walk has officially been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song Plug Walk was released through Interscope Records and went on to be Rich The Kid's second platinum Hip Hop single in a period of two months.

Since the controversial interview Kanye West did the TMZ, do you see "J. Cole's False Prophets" starting to make sense?

What are your thoughts on the #MuteRKelly movement and how it relates to the #MeToo movement? Do you think the fate of R. Kelly is going to end just like Bill Cosby? The #MuteRKelly movement calls for R. Kelly's legacy and music career to be abandoned in the wake of sexual assault allegations...

The United States entertainment media brand Billboard has made some changes pertaining to how online music streams will be weighted in relation to album sales that will be accounted for in terms of the Billboard ranking system that governs the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard 200 chart...

What's the real deal about starting a business without money? To me, it sounds like something that a con artist would say, so what do y'all think about business ideas without savings?

Chick-fil-A franchise owner Ashley Lamothe Derby has opened another franchise which is located at 7th & Figueroa, Los Angeles, California. Ashley began her career with Chick-fil-A at age 15 and was working hard at a restaurant in her hometown of Marietta, Georgia. After enrolling at Spelman...

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed in a tweet that Grammy Award-winning rapper Kanye West has done great service to the black community. The tweet reads: "Kanye West has performed a great service to the Black Community - Big things are happening and eyes are being opened for the first time in...

What is the meaning of RPM in advertising?