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November 9, 2022
YouTube Music, Premium Subscriber Count Passes 80 Million Mark
YOUTUBE says that it has surpassed 80 million YOUTUBE MUSIC and YOUTUBE PREMIUM subscribers globally, including those on trial subscriptions, as of SEPTEMBER. Global Head of Music LYOR COHEN, writing in his industry newsletter, said that the number … more »
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June 21, 2021
Vivendi Agrees To Sell 10% Of UMG To Pershing Square Tontine Holdings
VIVENDI has officially announced the signing of an agreement with PERSHING SQUARE TRIBUNE TONTINE HOLDINGS LTD (PSTH), led by WILLIAM ACKMAN, for the sale of 10% of the share capital of UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP as previously revealed (NET NEWS 6/4). The … more »
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October 31, 2019
Sony Music Posts Another $1 Billion Quarter
MUSIC BUSINESS WORLDWIDE reports SONY’s recorded music operation generated more than $1 billion for the second quarter in a row in the three months to end of SEPTEMBER. According to MBW calculations based on a fiscal update from parent SONY … more »
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December 14, 2015
IRS Nashville Shuttered
Label sources have confirmed that IRS NASHVILLE, a division of CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP and UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, has been shuttered as of last FRIDAY (DECEMBER 11th). President JOHN GRADY launched the branch more than two years ago in conjunction with … more »
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August 31, 2012
Airman Calls Sarasota Morning Show From Kyrgyzstan
CLEAR CHANNEL Country WCTQ (106.5 CTQ SUNCOAST COUNTRY)/SARASOTA, FL morning show hosts MAVERICK and LULU got a call-in from a very special listener YESTERDAY (8/30). U.S. AIR FORCE Sr. Airman ROLAND KELLEY of SARASOTA had posted a message on the … more »
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July 16, 2012
Reports Say Universal Could Sell Virgin Records To Get EU OK For EMI Deal
Is UNIVERSAL MUSIC planning to sell VIRGIN RECORDS and EMI CLASSICS in order to get the EUROPEAN COMMISSION to approve its bid to take over EMI? Reports in several newspapers indicate that UNIVERSAL will propose the spin-offs, and possibly the sale … more »
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March 8, 2011
Beyond Oblivion Gets A $77 Million Injection
A new web-based music store -- BEYOND OBLIVION -- has secured $77 million in additional investments. The site, partially owned by NEWS CORP, is scheduled to launch later this year. U.K.'s THE GUARDIAN report BEYOND OBLIVION "plans to unveil its … more »
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February 28, 2011
Report: Doug Morris' Move To Sony Has Been Delayed
The expected move of UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP Chairman DOUG MORRIS to SONY MUSIC reportedly has been pushed back to later this year. BRITAIN's TELEGRAPH writes, "Following weeks of intense negotiations between UNIVERSAL and SONY, the 72 -year-old … more »
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June 3, 2008
SpiralFrog Partners With EMI Music
SPIRALFROG said MONDAY it will soon begin offering content from COLDPLAY, KEITH URBAN and other recording artists as part of a new licensing deal with EMI MUSIC. Terms of the deal between the NEW YORK-based company and EMI were not disclosed. The EMI … more »
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July 31, 2007
New Gospel Label Launches
New Gospel label HABAKKUK MUSIC will launch with the release "4 The World" from the label's first artist JESSICA GREENE in SEPTEMBER. HABAKKUK MUSIC will be distributed through UNIVERSAL MUSIC CHRISTIAN GROUP and its independent sales, … more »






