INDEPENDENT

With the release of his first single under his own One Umbrella imprint, Tory Lanez is finally an independent artist.

Tory Lanez humble-bragged about the amount of labels offering him "life-changing," multi-million dollar record deals now that he's a free agent.

Jeezy speaks to Ebro Darden about his new album and what it means to be an independent artist for Rap Life on Apple Music.

No hard feelings there. He just wants to own his music.

Troy Ave launches the "#PostYaPublishingCheckChallenge."

"Songs About You" couldn't arrive sooner.

"The only label I’m on right now is L.O.D."

Spotify is making some changes.

"Yeah. I don’t want my music to be owned by white entities—that’s mainly why I’m independent."

This will be her latest release under Beauty Mark Entertainment.

Visionary Records will be focused on "discovering and advancing innovative artistry."

Joyner Lucas parts ways with his label.

Iggy Azalea has taken control of her own fate.

It didn't take long for the offers to come pouring in.

INTERVIEW: The R&B sweetheart dishes about life and love through a balanced perspective.

The rapper might be going independent.

Familiarize yourself with the women changing our perception of sex work and hip-hop.

Here are the top takeaways for indie artists, direct from this year's A3C Festival in Atlanta.

Goodbye third party companies.

He says being in tune with spirituality is an important factor of success.