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Photo Credit: MTV International / CC by 3.0 Madonna is a free agent after the expiration of her decades-long Interscope deal. In 2011, Madonna signed a three-album deal with Universal Music Group's Interscop... Read More...

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TikTok star Chase Hudson and the content creation collective Hype House have signed a representation deal with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME). According to The Hollywood Reporter, WME will provi... Read More...
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photo: Darren Stone (CC by 2.0) Fitzgerald Hartley is closing its doors after 42 years in the music management business. Both locations in Nashville and Ventura, CA are affected and will close by the end of ... Read More...
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