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| Byline: Simon Glickman Date: 09/13/2024 Section: Rumor Mill SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton is very much in the process of transforming the highly influential DSP, which was a key factor in music discovery during the dawning days of the streaming revolution, for the present ecosystem. Eliah Seton, Soundcloud, Rohit Agarwal |
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| Date: 08/21/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Virgin Music Group will release the soundtrack to Season 2 of Riot Games’ first animated series, Arcane. Virgin Music Group, Jacqueline Saturn, Riot Games, Netflix |
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| Date: 01/03/2024 Section: Rumor Mill Tencent Music Entertainment Group and Universal Music Group have renewed their licensing agreement. Tencent, Universal Music Group |
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| Date: 08/15/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Tencent’s music-streaming service has topped 100m paying users, the Chinese company announced Tuesday. Tencent, financial results |
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| Date: 05/31/2023 Section: Rumor Mill David Loiterton, who was instrumental in securing Primary Wave Music’s recent partnership with India’s Times Music, has joined the publisher as president, Indo-Pacific. David Loiterton, Primary Wave Music, Larry Mestel, Times Music |
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| Date: 05/17/2023 Section: Rumor Mill Tencent Music’s streaming revenue was on par with social music in the first quarter of the year as each unit pulled in $510m. |
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| Date: 03/22/2022 Section: Rumor Mill Chinese music-streaming behemoth Tencent saw a 7.2% spike in revenue in 2021, raking in $4.9b. Net profit was up 30% to $505m. |
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| Date: 09/23/2021 Section: Rumor Mill As Vivendi prepares to spin off 60% of UMG, the eyes of the biz—most of which are bugging out at the gargantuan transaction—are on Sir Lucian Grainge and company and the details... Sir Lucian Grainge, Jeff Harleston, Boyd Muir, Will Tanous, Jody Gerson, Bill Ackman, Vincent Bollore, Jacqueline Saturn, Michele Anthony, Maurice Oberstein, Nigel Grainge, Doug Morris, Tunji Balogun, Imran Majid, Justin Eshak, Jeff Vaughn, Prince William, Elliot Grainge, Michelle Jubelirer, Ethiopia Habtemariam, David Joseph, Frank Briegmann, Steve Barnett, Monte Lipman, John Janick |
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| Date: 06/21/2021 Section: Rumor Mill Vivendi finalized a deal Sunday to sell 10% of its stake in Universal Music Group to Tontine Holdings, a SPAC started by activist investor Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square hedge fund. |
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| Date: 06/04/2021 Section: Rumor Mill A 10% share in Universal Music Group is close to being sold to William Ackman's Pershing Square Tontine Holdings for $4b. Universal Music Group, William Ackman, Pershing Square, Vivendi |
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| Date: 05/19/2021 Section: Rumor Mill Vivendi is considering selling between 5% and 10% of Universal Music Group to an American investor prior to listing its IPO on 9/27. Universal Music Group, Vivendi, IPO |
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| Date: 03/22/2021 Section: Rumor Mill WMG has renewed its multiyear licensing deal with Tencent, which will continue to make WMG's repertoire available across its music platforms QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music and Sing Music. The companies also announced plans to launch a JV record label in China. Warner Music Group, Tencent, China |
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| Byline: I.B. Bad Date: 03/03/2021 Section: Rumor Mill I.B. Bad looks at the skyrocketing valuation of music companies as streaming grows. Sir Lucian Grainge, Steve Cooper, Merck Mercuriadis, Cussion Pang, Michael Rapino, John Janick, Sir Richard Branson, Morgan Wallen, Lil Durk, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Tencent, Euronext |
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| Date: 02/16/2021 Section: Rumor Mill Vivendi is putting a plan in motion to list 60% of its share of Universal Music Group on the Euronext market in Amsterdam, most likely in the second half of this year. Vivendi's stock price enjoyed a record bounce following the news. Universal Music Group, Vivendi, IPO |
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| Date: 01/29/2021 Section: Rumor Mill Universal Music Group plans to go public by early 2022. It's the most specific timetable Vivendi has announced for the move. Universal Music Group, Tencent, IPO |
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| Byline: I.B. Bad and Karen Glauber Date: 01/28/2021 Section: Rumor Mill A recent Near Truths column noting certain prominent music attorneys managed not to include a single woman. That mistake will not be repeated. Michele Anthony, Michelle Jubelirer, Julie Swidler, Angie Matinez, Audrey Benoualid, Debbie White, Dina LaPolt, Gillian Bar, Jamie Young, Jennifer Justice, kelly vallon, Laurie Soriano, Linda Edell Howard, Marjorie Garcia, Renee Karalian, Sarah Scott, Shay Lawson, Sonya Guardo, Tiffany Dunn, |
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| Date: 01/19/2021 Section: Rumor Mill When it comes to character and commitment, no music-business executive sets a more inspiring example than UMG’s Swiss Army Knife, the remarkable Jeff Harleston, who’s profiled in the latest edition of Rainmakers. Jeff Harleston, UMG, Def Jam Recordings, Task Force for Meaningful Change |
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| Byline: I.B. Bad Date: 12/21/2020 Section: Rumor Mill Dumpster fire. Nightmare. Annus horribilis. 2020 has been unlike anything we’ve ever experienced. 2020, Sir Lucian Grainge, Rob Stringer, Steve Cooper, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Kamala Harris, Black Lives Matter, Vivendi, Tencent |
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| Date: 12/19/2020 Section: Rumor Mill Tencent Holdings has exercised its call option to acquire an additional 10% equity stake in Universal Music Group. The sale price will again be based on UMG's valuation at €30b. Tencent, Universal Music Group |
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| Date: 12/19/2020 Section: Rumor Mill According to Bloomberg, Warner Music Group has secured a new licensing deal with TikTok. Unlike TikTok's previously announced short-term deals with the majors, the new pact covers recordings and publishing... Warner Music Group, TikTok, ByteDance, UMG, Tencent, Spotify, Morgan Stanley |
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| Date: 12/18/2020 Section: Rumor Mill Sir Lucian Grainge issued the following year-end message to his company's troops. |
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| Date: 12/02/2020 Section: Rumor Mill Dua Lipa’s Studio 2054 livestream took in more than $5m, selling 280,000+ tickets worldwide and reaching in excess of five million viewers. The red-hot property will thus remain available through Sunday. Dua Lipa, Studio 2054, livestream |
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| Date: 10/28/2020 Section: Blighty Beat Tencent has purchased a minority stake in U.K.-based data-driven A&R platform, Instrumental. The investment will allow the company to expand its business in China and grow its label and publishing services. As part of the deal, Tencent Holdings and Tencent Music Entertainment Group will both ... |
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| Date: 10/21/2020 Section: Rumor Mill A Universal Music Group IPO will take place in 2022, Vivendi announced Tuesday. UMG continues to be the jewel in the crown of the French company, as revenue rose 5.1% for the first nine months of 2020 and was up 3% in the third quarter, to $2.2b. Universal Music Group, IPO, Vivendi, Tencent |
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| Byline: I.B. Bad Date: 08/17/2020 Section: Rumor Mill On Trump's reign of terror and error, the Bible's Oktoberfest, Clickbaitgate and Jay Penske's increasing velocity. Billboard, Trump, Tencent, TikTok, Madonna, clickbait, Jay Penske, Shirley Halperin |
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