Universal Music Group is undergoing a suite of layoffs this week connected to the $270 million cost-savings initiative the company had announced back in 2024, a move that has several major executives ...
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Universal Music Group and Sony Music are seeking to require indie music distribution platform DistroKid to disclose how many AI-generated songs the service uploads each month, claiming they need the i...
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Seasoned leader brings wide-ranging expertise from nearly three decades at Universal Music Group Appointment comes amid run of chart-topping hits and global breakthroughs for Warner Records Group Warn...
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Warner Records Group has named Jim Roppo, who was chairman and CEO of Republic Records, as its vice chairman, Variety reported on Wednesday. The appointment came only a few hours after the announcemen...
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By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court rejected on Monday a challenge by a group of music labels to a judicial decision that said a law allowing creators to terminate copyright grants and reclaim their rights applies globally and not only to US copyrights. The justices upheld a lower court's ruling that dealt a blow to music labels BMG, Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music. The New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals sided with songwriter...
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Some entertainers aren't just famous enough to leave an indelible legacy behind — many also leave a consistent fountain of money, with some continuing to make billions even after their death. Since 20...
10.14.2026 Yahoo.com and 4 sitesLos Angeles [US], October 15 (ANI): Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video have unveiled the official trailer for The Greatest, the first authorised scripted series chronicling the life of legendary boxer...
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Singer-songwriter-actress and Chrome Hearts co-creative director Jesse Jo Stark has signed with WME for worldwide representation in all areas. Stark's new album 'Muse' is out Nov. 6, which follows dat...
10.13.2026 Yahoo.com and 1 sites
Summer Walker wants out of her deal with Interscope Records , but the label claims she has several more projects to fulfill. According to Rolling Stone , the Universal Music Group imprint filed a seve...
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DistroKid told Billboard that it has removed 'a very small number' of songs from its streaming platform after Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit against the independent distributor in September, accusing it of flooding streaming services with 'mas...
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