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German indie label Ilian Tape has removed its entire catalog from Spotify for the new year. The Munich-based label was founded in 2007 by the Zenker Brothers. They announced the shift away from Spotify for 2... Read More...
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Warner Music Group Announces $351.06 Million Stock Sale — With Morgan Stanley Underwriting

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January 5, 2022
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Photo Credit: Unsplash Access Industries, the parent company of Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG), has announced plans to sell $351.06 million worth of stock in the Big Three record label. Warner Music Group ... Read More...

Warner Music Group Acquires Lyor Cohen-Founded 300 Entertainment — $400MM+ Deal

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December 16, 2021
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Photo Credit: 300 Entertainment In late October, reports suggested that Lyor Cohen-founded 300 Entertainment, the record label behind Megan Thee Stallion and Young Thug, was looking to sell for north of $400 ... Read More...
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Anghami, Sony Music Launch ‘Boutique Record Label’ Vibe Music Arabia

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December 16, 2021
Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Abu Dhabi-headquartered streaming service Anghami have officially partnered to launch Vibe Music Arabia, a “boutique record label” designed “to support the independent Arabi... Read More...

Bruce Springsteen Sells Entire Catalog to Sony Music Entertainment In Estimated $500 Million Deal

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December 15, 2021
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Bruce Springsteen performing in 2008 (Photo Credit: Craig ONeal CC 2.0) Bruce Springsteen has just inked one of the biggest music rights acquisition deals — ever. The reportedly $500 million-plus deal with So... Read More...
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Photo Credit: Coolcaesar / CC by 3.0 All three major record labels have signed a pact to become carbon neutral by 2050. Here's what it means. Sony, Universal, and Warner will seek to halve their carbon emiss... Read More...

Warner Music Launches Atlantic Records Germany Amid Hip-Hop-Focused International Expansion

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Yung Hurn, the first signed act of Atlantic Records Germany, performing live. Photo Credit: Andreas Lawen Just shy of nine months after launching Atlantic Records Russia, Warner Music Group (WMG) has official... Read More...

UMG Reportedly Modifying Artist Agreements to Prevent Taylor Swift-Style Re-Recordings

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Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 3.0 Universal Music Group (UMG) has reportedly modified its artist agreements to prevent signed acts from re-recording their work – like Taylor Swift has with updated edition... Read More...

Warner Music Group Launches $535 Million Senior Note Offering, Debuts WMX Artist-Services Division

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Photo Credit: Unsplash Warner Music Group’s WMG Acquisition Corp. has officially launched a $535 million senior secured note offering, with the intention of using the capital to purchase “certain music and mu... Read More...
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Warner Music Group Stock Slips Following Q4 FY 2021 Earnings Miss — Despite Double-Digit Revenue Growth

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Warner Music Group stock slipped after the Big Three label missed earnings estimates for the fourth quarter of its 2021 fiscal year. Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG) turned in a 22 percent year-over-year reve... Read More...
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Universal Music Sues Investment Platform Over Alleged Republic Records Trademark Infringement

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Universal Music Group (UMG) is officially suing five-year-old investment platform OpenDeal (doing business as Republic) over its recent expansion into music, which allegedly infringes upon several trademarks ... Read More...
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Matthew Vaughn’s MARV Launches MARV Music – Joint Venture with WMG

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November 11, 2021
Photo Credit: Greg2600 / CC by 2.0 Matthew Vaughn's Marv is teaming up with Warner Music Group for a new joint venture label – Marv Music. The new label will work with new and established artists to create o... Read More...
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