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Greed, gaslighting and NDAs: How record labels get rich while artists suffer
Record sales were at an all-time high in 2024, and Spotify paid out $10bn in royalties - but most of that money is going to ...
Bill Ackman’s Pershing raises $1.4 billion in Universal Music Group stake sale
The placement comes as Taylor Swift’s record label plans a U.S. share sale agreed in order to fulfill an agreement with ...
USC launches record label to give students hands-on experience in the music industry
USC is launching Greene Street Records, a student-run record label. It's a partnership between the School of Music and ...
Universal Music Revenue Beats Estimates as Subscribers Increase
Universal Music Group NV, the record label for artists such as Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, reported sales that topped ...
Music Industry Moves: Bad Bunny’s Label Rimas Entertainment Acquires Stake in Dale Play Records
Rimas Entertainment, the label home to Bad Bunny and more, acquires stake in Dale Play Records (Bizarrap, Nicki Nicole, Duki, ...
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UMG's acquisition of Dutch label 8Ball Music raises concerns for independent sector
Universal Music Group has acquired Netherlands-based independent record company 8Ball Music. Established in 2006, the ...
Universal Music’s Subscriptions, Streaming Revenue Beat Forecasts Despite Slowdown
The record label behind Taylor Swift posted revenue of €3.44 billion, beating analyst forecasts of €3.27 billion.
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How Can Drake Release an Album While He’s Suing His Record Label?
The Canadian rapper's new project, Some Sexy Songs 4 U with PARTYNEXTDOOR, comes amid a legal battle he's waging against the Universal Music Group. By Dan Rys On Valentine’s Day, Drake teamed up ...
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‘All of That Money … Where Is It?’: Tyler Perry Calls Out Angie Stone’s Fair-Weather Industry Friends for Skipping Her Funeral, Blasts Record Label for Her Financial ...
Singer Angie Stone was memorialized on Friday, March 14, at Word of Faith Cathedral in Austell, Georgia, where family, ...
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Rapper Offset Schedules Russia Concert Despite His Label’s Boycott Of The Country After Ukraine Invasion
The rapper is signed to Motown Records, a label under the Universal Music Group umbrella, which announced in March 2022 it would cease operations in Russia and close its offices in the country ...
Drake Wants to See Universal Music Group’s Emails About Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Track
The rapper, who settled with iHeartMedia, suspects that the major label made secret payments and offered reduced licensing ...