Tribute CDs have become the ultimate multipurpose tool in the recording industry. Want to raise money for a good cause? Shower attention on an overlooked talent? Give exposure to an up-and-coming ...

Starbucks, Pottery Barn and other retailers have been releasing mood and holiday-themed compilation CDs. Musician and writer David Was explains why releasing records this way proves almost risk-free, ...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Rap Essentials 2001, one of several volumes released from the landmark series of Canadian rap compilations. To mark the occasion, Canadian music industry ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rolling Stone magazine has ventured into the exclusives debate by partnering with Somerset Entertainment and allowing its brand name to be used in connection with a series of ...

Let’s all collectively and safely push rewind back to the days of yore when the word “rewind” was actually non-ironically popular and current to discuss the power and viability of the multiple artist ...

Now 95 is sweeping all before it in the Christmas sales rush. How has the no-frills anthology series managed to prosper in the era of streaming? Until the 95th edition of the long-running pop hits ...

2ManyDJs. You might of heard of them. Over a decade ago they put together mixtapes which couldn’t have flew in the face any more of what everyone else was doing. Affronted by the very suggestion of ...

Sad Bastard at Design Week is delighted to report that ideas for the design industry’s own music compilation series (Diary, DW 14 March) have been flowing in – alright, trickling in, but never mind, ...