The company has been set up to provide funding, financial tools and education to “independent urban music artists and creators”.

Notes hopes that by empowering creatives with financial independence, they'll retain control over their careers in an ...

Hip-hop pioneer Rakim is revolutionizing the intersection of music and finance with his latest venture: Notes, a fintech platform designed to empower ...

Positioned at the intersection of fintech, urban culture, and the creator economy, Notes taps into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Led by Rakim and longtime collaborator Divine, the platform combines ...

Our music industry correspondent talks about what he’ll be watching, and what may look different, at this year’s music awards ...

Rapper Rakim, aka William Michael Griffin Jr., has ventured into the field of finance and technology with the launch of his new app, Notes.

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New York City Center has promoted Jenny Gersten to the new position of VP & Artistic Director, Musical Theater. Previously, she served as VP & Producer. In this newly created position, Gersten ...

The singer, who died on Thursday at 78, spent decades in the spotlight exercising a very specific and subversive power.

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Rakim and his longtime partner Divine have launched a new AI-powered fintech platform Notes, aimed at empowering creatives.

Audio streaming company Spotify said Tuesday that it paid $10 billion to the music industry last year. The company added that ...