The Ultimate 2026 Music Industry Calendar: Events, Music-Related Holidays, Etc.
Every Key Date in 2026 for Artists, Producers & Studios Planning ahead is no longer optional in the modern music business, it’s essential. There’s no calendar that celebrates music and the days in a full year, that’s why we are back with our annual Recording Business Calendar (You can view 2025 here); the 2026 Music […]
Speakends (Speaker Bookends) are available for pre-order
Speakends (Speaker Bookends) by Recording Business. Designed by Ope Odumakin, Speakends is now available for pre-order. The official on sale date is February 1, 2026. Speakends ship out March 1, 2026. Speakends (Speaker Bookends Phone Amplifier) is a set of 2 multifunctional bookends designed like a speaker monitor, this speaker works as a phone amplifier. […]
Watch Hip-Hop’s 1st MC/Rapper, Coke La Rock’s Live Interview in Atlanta, GA
Podcaster & Artist, Lord Owen sits down with Coke La Rock to discuss the birth of Hip-Hop, the roots, and more. Bronx born, Coke La Rock is the Original “La Rock” before Scott La Rock, Butchy La Rock, Ice La Rock, T La Rock, K La Rock, Doc La Rock, MC Sha Rock, etc. Coke […]
Happy 52nd Birthday Hip-Hop
Happy Birthday Hip-Hop! Hip-Hop celebrates it’s 52nd birthday today on August 11, 2025. It all started in 1973, in the Bronx, New York. DJ Kool Herc threw his sister Cindy Campbell a back to school party at the rec room of their building 1520 Sedgwick Ave. Kool Herc created the breaks by isolating the break […]
Coke La Rock (Hip-Hop’s First MC/Emcee/Rapper) performs an Original Rap
Coke La Rock (Hip-Hop’s First MC/Emcee/Rapper) performs an Original Rap dating back to 1973 in the Bronx, New York. Coke La Rock is the original La Rock. Coke La Rock is the inventor of the “Hotel, Motel” line, reused by Big Bank Hank from The Sugarhill Gang. Recorded in Atlanta, GA. Coke La Rock performs […]
Coke La Rock July 18th, 2025 Recording Business Event Photos
Coke La Rock (Hip-Hop’s First MC) to Appear in Atlanta July 18th
Coke La Rock (Hip-Hop’s First MC/Emcee/Rapper) to Appear in Atlanta, Georgia on July 18th for a Live Interview, Q&A Session, & Meet & Greet. Who’s Hip-Hop’s first MC/Emcee/Rapper? Coke La Rock! Coke La Rock aka the Father Emcee, Hip-Hop’s First MC,/Emcee/Rapper is coming to Atlanta on Friday July 18th, 2025 for a once-in-a-lifetime event presented […]
The Ultimate 2025 Music Industry Calendar: Events, Music-Related Holidays, Etc.
As we begin 2025. Here is a list of 2025 Recording Business Calendar dates with music & audio holidays, celebrations, events, national holidays, federal holidays, business holidays, festivals, conferences, and more. Stay up to date! Know cool and unique music related holidays and more. If you play an instrument, there is probably a holiday in […]
Joe Trufant uses Stufinder (Original Stufinder Ad)
Client: Stufinder Director: Israel Learsi Studio: Rare Sound Studios Color: Trey Keysor Music: Joe Trufant Stufinder is the No. 1 app to find & book recording studios
A message from our Chairman & CEO
Ope Odumakinope@recordingbusiness.com Please excuse the explicit language in this letter. I hate filters & I’m anti-establishment. Music is something I’m madly passionate about, it’s the only universal language & my whole career as an entrepreneur I’ve been building around music, specifically but not limited to Rap/Hip-Hop. Business is also something that I love, business is […]