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UPDATED: May 17, 2022 (CelebrityAccess) – Remember Napster and its “not as well-known” counterpart, LimeWire? It’s coming back, but it’s not the LimeWire ...
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Ghanaian Superstar Reggae Artist Stonebwoy Signs Global Def Jam Deal With Universal
(CelebrityAccess) – Ghanaian Afropop, reggae artist Stonebwoy has signed a global deal with Universal Music Group (UMG) label divisions Def Jam Recordings, 0207 ...
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UMG Reports Solid Revenue Growth In Q1
Hilversum, The Netherlands (CelebrityAccess) — Universal Music Group revealed the financial results for the first fiscal quarter of 2022, with revenue up by ...
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Drake Signs a Deal with Universal Music Group Worth a Reported $400 Million
(CelebrityAccess) – Drake has signed a reported $400 million record deal with Universal Music Group (UMG), as reported by Variety. Included in the ...
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The Weeknd and Universal Music Group Sign Long-Term Deal
(CelebrityAccess) – Universal Music Group (UMG) has agreed to a long-term partnership with The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye. The Weeknd is one of ...
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Universal Reportedly Taking Steps To Resolve The Unfrozen Mechanicals Situation
(Hypebot) — Universal is rumored to plan to try and solve the unfrozen mechanical problem. A guest post by CHRIS CASTLE of Music Tech notPolicy. I ...
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Blue Note Partners With UMG To Launch An African Jazz Imprint
(CelebrityAccess) — Blue Note Records and Universal Music Group Africa have partnered to launch Blue Note Africa, a new imprint focused on signing ...
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Universal Music Group Joins Warner Music and Sony in Waiving Unrecouped Debts for Legacy Artists
(CelebrityAccess) – Last month, Warner Music Group (WMG) joined Sony Music Entertainment (SME) in waiving unrecouped debts for legacy artists. The final big ...
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UMG Announced Four New Proposed Board Members, Including Pershing Square Capital Management’s Bill Ackman
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands (CelebrityAccess) — With UMG’s 2022 annual shareholder meeting a little more than a month out, the label giant announced the ...
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UMG’s Web3 Record Company 10.22PM Joins Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Community
Universal Music Group’s (UMG) Web3 record label, 10.22 PM, has become the first major label to own one of the Bored Ape Yacht ...
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