EMPIRE, which has made major strides across hip-hop, reggaeton, R&B, pop, and more—working with artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Bebe Rexha, and Shaggy over the years—are now expanding into a new territory: nü-metalcore. The label, distribution, and publishing collective have signed Australian band Headwreck as part of that push into heavier music. The band recently released the track “Raindrops” through that new partnership, with a music video for the song available below: Vocalist Connor Hickman told Billboard about the unconventional deal: More...