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CHINA (CelebrityAccess) – Vivendi has completed the sale of 10% of the share capital of Universal Music Group to a China-based Tencent-led consortium. ...
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Reba McEntire Returns To The UMG Fold, Announces Her First Tour Since 2011
NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess) — Country music icon Reba McEntire announced that she has re-signed with her longtime label home of Universal Music Group ...
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How The UMG IPO Impacts The Entire Music Business
(Hypebot) — The announcement that Universal Music Group will file for an IPO, particularly so close on the heels of WMG’s declaration to ...
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Revenue Tops €7Bn for UMG In 2019 As Vivendi Weighs The Sale Of Additional Minority Stakes, Talks IPO For The Label
PARIS, France (CelebrityAccess) — Universal Music Group’s parent company Vivendi released the company’s 2019 earnings report, revealing its quite a good time to ...
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Universal’s Sir Lucian Grainge Honored With A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — On Thursday night, British label executive Sir Lucian Grainge was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. ...
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Saban Music Group Partners With UMG
LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Saban Music Group (SMG), the recorded music venture backed by the Israeli billionaire Haim Saban, announced it has struck ...
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Vivendi Sells 10% Stake In UMG To Tencent-Led Consortium
NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) – Vivendi has sold a 10 percent stake in Universal Music Group (UMG) to a consortium led by Tencent, valuing ...
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IMPALA To Oppose UMG’s Sale To Tencent
BRUSSELS, Belgium (CelebrityAccess) — IMPALA, the trade association for independent music labels, announced that it plans to oppose Tencent’s plan to acquire a ...
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Universal Music Declares Copyright Ownership Over Recently Public Domain ‘Yes! We Have No Bananas’
(Hypebot) — The 1923 song “Yes! We Have No Bananas” slipped into the public domain – or so we thought. Shortly after a ...
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Universal Music Group Hires Roey Hershkovitz As Vice President Of Capitol Studios & Digital Studios
HOLLYWOOD (CelebrityAcces) – Universal Music Group (UMG), has appointed veteran television producer and late-night music booker Roey Hershkovitz as Vice President of Capitol ...
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