Tag: Music Industry

T-Pain cashed in his catalog because he did not want unpredictable streaming payments to determine what his children inherit. The "I'm Sprung" hitmaker explained the decision during a Twitch stream, more than a year after HarbourView Equity Partners acquired his publishing catalog and select master rights for a rumored $100 million.

Quality Control Music cofounder Pierre Thomas, who helped build the careers of stars including Migos, Lil Baby and City Girls, is still recovering in the hospital after suffering a heart attack, but his health is improving. He remains at a Las Vegas hospital where he continues to recover.

Pierre "P" Thomas, the Quality Control Music cofounder who helped build the careers of stars including Migos, Lil Baby and City Girls, is currently hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. Sources with direct knowledge tell us P is under doctors' care at a Las Vegas hospital, where he's in the ICU. Family members are with him and consulting with doctors on next steps.

Timbaland is being dragged to court by a DJ who claims he was fired from the Timbaland and Missy Elliott tour shortly before it was scheduled to start and the DJ says he believes nepotism is at play. DJ E Feezy claims he was fired to clear the way for Timbaland's son to replace him. The DJ was to be paid 4K per show for a total of 120K over the course of the tour.

Black artists have spent generations creating valuable music catalogs, but ownership has often been complicated. T-Pain recently sold his publishing catalog and master rights to HarbourView Equity Partners for an estimated $100 million. He explained that streaming devalued music from a dollar per song to fractions of a cent per play without artist consent, so selling secured his family's future. This trend includes Tina Turner, Future, and Dr. Dre selling catalogs for substantial sums. While selling represents a personal business decision, the broader conversation should focus on ensuring artists have knowledge and power to control their created work and benefit from their legacy.

Months after the Michael biopic broke box-office records, a new Jackson family project about patriarch Joe is in the works. Marlon will narrate the eight-episode docuseries titled The Manager, The Mythology, The Legend for BLK Prime, offering a deeper look at the man whose vision helped shape their family's musical legacy. However, it remains uncertain whether this project will help fans separate Joe's harsh parenting style from what he accomplished in creating global superstars.