“There’s no question that 2020 was a year of struggle and tragedies, but it was also a year of courage and heroes.”
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Category archives: Sir Lucian Grainge
Universal buys Bob Dylan publishing rights, acquiring catalog worth hundreds of millions of dollars
Expert industry sources tells MBW that Dylan’s catalog would command a pricetag somewhere in the region of $250m to $400m in the current frothy music rights M&A marketplace
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Universal Music Group hires NBA’s Eric Hutcherson as Chief People and Inclusion Officer
“Our strength as a company comes from our people and our culture – combining the quality, passion and dedication of our people with our entrepreneurial drive.”
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EMI Records is back; Rebecca Allen named President of relaunched Universal UK label
“Rebecca is an extraordinarily dynamic and creative executive with the vision and ambition to restore EMI Records to its position as a powerhouse of culture and music discovery.”
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Universal boss Sir Lucian Grainge ‘recuperating’ at home after contracting COVID-19
‘Wherever you are in the world, take this pandemic as seriously as it deserves to be taken.’
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How Universal Music Group is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
“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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Grammy-winning songwriter Andrew Watt tests positive for Coronavirus: ‘This is not a joke.’
“To have the mentality, ‘I’m young, this can’t affect me’ is just straight up stupid…”
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Universal boss Sir Lucian Grainge diagnosed with Coronavirus in Los Angeles (report)
Grainge is reportedly receiving treatment at Los Angeles’ UCLA Medical Center
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Universal claims 80%-plus share of 2019’s Top 10 biggest global artists… led by Taylor Swift
Major has signed and/or distributes eight of this year’s biggest acts (and also works with BTS)
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It’s happened: The major labels are now generating over $1m every hour from streaming
MBW analysis shows that Universal saw recorded music streaming growth in excess of $600m in 2019
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