Monthly Archives: June 2025

(Billboard June, 2025) Independent music platform Create Music Group (CMG) has formed a joint venture with Star Trak Entertainment and its CO-founder Rob Walker, Billboard can exclusively report. Under the terms of the new partnership, CMG will provide worldwide distribution, technology and marketing services to Star Trak. As noted in the press release announcing the agreement, […]

We’re thrilled to announce that AFROJACK, the multi-award-winning, platinum-selling EDM icon, has officially signed with us! In less than two years, he’s taken the music world by storm, going from his hometown of Spijkenisse to global superstardom with hits like “Take Over Control” and “Give Me Everything”. His collaborations with heavyweights like David Guetta, Pitbull, […]

Ty Dolla $ign’s EZMNY Records and Create Music Group Strike JointVenture The deal comes after EZMNY signed R&B sensation Leon Thomas, who rose to fame with the single “Mutt.”  (Billboard  June, 2025) Ty Dolla $ign’s EZMNY Records and Create Music Group announced a joint venture on Thursday (June 12) following the success of EZMNY R&B artist Leon […]

Billboard Indie Power Players (June 2025) Benz and De Oliveira run their company on the belief that “discoverability is decided by fans and algorithms, no longer by major players or playlists,” as Benz puts it. It’s a lesson the two learned when building up the popular YouTube channel Trap Nation as passionate, entrepreneurial teenagers looking to […]

Billboard Canada Power Players (June 2025) Adam Shomer and Eric Nguyen lead M&A and Business Development at Create Music Group (CMG), one of the fastest-growing music and entertainment companies, recently valued at over $1 billion. Shomer, a former Sony-signed artist and indie label owner, now serves as CMG’s VP of Business Development, spearheading over $100M […]

  Stereogum (June 2025) Sophia Stel fits somewhere in between 070 Shakes’ moody auto-tuned romanticism and Ethel Cain’s soft, soaring vocals that traverse multiple genre terrains. She released her debut EP Object Permanence last September and has opened for PC Music founder A. G. Cook. Today, she shared a new single “Everyone Falls Asleep In […]

Kerrang! Magazine Cover Story The artist better known as grandson isn’t about to let that happen without a fight. He’s positively crackling this morning. The Californian summer sun is creeping high above Los Angeles, still a few hours off its scalding peak, but rather than basking in the ambiance of the City Of Angels, Jordan […]

Alex Williams, Co-Founder/COO Jon Strauss, Co-Founder/CEO Wayne Hampton, Co-Founder/CBDO Billboard Indie Power Players (June 2025) Create, which received $165 million in backing from Flexpoint Ford in 2024, has “deployed” more than $200 million in label investments and artist ­advances over the past 12 months, with plans to invest another $500 million during the next 18 months, Strauss says. […]

A global pop and R&B sensation, Jason Derulo has been a powerhouse in the music industry since his breakout in 2009 with the chart-topping hit “Whatcha Say.” Known for his infectious dance anthems and emotional ballads, Derulo has delivered a steady stream of international hits, including “In My Head,” “Talk Dirty,” “Wiggle,” “Want to Want […]