Litigation followed a New York Times article in which it was claimed that up to 500,000 master recordings were damaged in the fire
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“Vivendi is very happy with the arrival of the Tencent-led consortium. It will enable UMG to further develop in the Asian market.”
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“We offering various forms of assistance to help artists, songwriters and independent labels affected by COVID-19 weather these challenging times.”
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Grainge is reportedly receiving treatment at Los Angeles’ UCLA Medical Center
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Midia Research’s numbers suggest DIY artists took a 4.1% market share, with Universal Music Group on 30%
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Major has signed and/or distributes eight of this year’s biggest acts (and also works with BTS)
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“This is an exciting time for Indian artists and music, and we are looking forward to further expanding the horizons of what is possible to achieve with VYRL Originals.”
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MBW analysis shows that Universal saw recorded music streaming growth in excess of $600m in 2019
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Company now generates more than $11m every day from streaming
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Benny Scarrs is a Point Blank Music School alumni who, since graduating from the Music Production & Sound Engineering course, has achieved some incredible feats. He’s been working in the music industry for a number of years now – having been involved with events booking talents such as Professor Green, Mr Hudson, Labyrinth and many more. Following these accolades, the […]
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