With news breaking overnight of a resolution between UMG and TikTok, UMG CEO Sir Lucian Grainge has provided further details on the wide-ranging pact in a letter to staff.
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Kendrick Lamar's "euphoria," a furious diss track aimed at Drake, is now #1 on Spotify U.S. with more than 5m streams and counting.
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UMG and TikTok have forged a new licensing agreement that will result in the return of Universal artists, songwriters and labels to the platform following a three-month absence.
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JAMES KING: THE HITS INTERVIEW (PART ONE)
Republic Records was honored with the Visibility Award at the 2024 GLSEN Respect Awards for the label's work with LGBTQ+ artists and allies including Billy Porter, The Scarlet Opera and Kim Petras. Republic EVP Media & Artist Relations Joe Carozza accepted the award on behalf of House Lipman. Seen here wishing we were far less visible are (l-r) Avery Lipman, Carozza and Monte Lipman.
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At the NYC premiere of Amazon's music-heavy rom-com The Idea of You, which is apparently based on "Harry Styles fan fiction," Arista boss David Massey tells star Anne Hathaway that the fan fiction about him could fuel an entire franchise. Arista, we note, is releasing the soundtrack to the hotly anticipated film, the trailer for which is setting all kinds of viewing records. Seen just after meeting cute are (l-r) ST producer Savan Kotecha, film producer Cathy Schulman, Hathaway and Massey.
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Leading the pack with 13 nominations each are the semi-autobiographical musical Hell's Kitchen by Alicia Keys and the Fleetwood Mac-inspired play Stereophonic. Will Butler, formerly of Arcade Fire, earned nods for Best Original Score and Best Orchestration (with Justin Craig) for Stereophonic, which now holds the distinction of being the most-nominated play in Tony Awards history.
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A vast interactive digital archive encompassing the life and music of seminal jazz innovator Dave Brubeck is now available online for the first time. The Brubeck Collection comprises 22,000 items, including unreleased music from the composer-pianist, rare photos, interactive tour maps and song timelines.
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Blending dancehall, reggaeton and Afrobeat, Rvssian's "Santa," featuring Latin phenom Rauw Alejandro and Nigerian breakout Ayra Starr, is making waves worldwide. The collab has reached a new peak of #12 on Spotify global.
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AWAL'S HUNT NABS A&R VP STRIPESAWAL has promoted Will Hunt from senior director to VP of A&R, in which capacity he will continue to develop the company's growing roster, led by girl in red, CMAT and Dayglow.
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