Two big concerts out of Africa to Bishop Hill
Two concerts featuring African artists are coming to Bishop Hill Creative Commons over the next week. This Sunday, April 21 at 7 p.m. is QWANQWA, a primary language of Ethiopia, which translates ...
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Universal Music Group generated 51% of its 2023 recorded music revenues in North America… and 8 other things we learned from its new annual report
Image Press/Alamy Sir Lucian Grainge led Universal Music Group to annual revenues of $12 billion in 2023. Half of that money ...
‘Indie' Releases Accounted for Nearly 30% of U.K. Music Consumption Last Year
Music by RAYE, Kylie Minogue, The Prodigy and more helped the indie market realize its sixth straight year of growth - though ...
Independent label musicians now make up a third of ALL sales
There has been a leap in the popularity of independently-released recordings - outside the 'Big Three' music giants Sony, ...
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Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money
Bob Dylan The Nobel Prize-winning songwriter in 2020 sold publishing rights to his catalog of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group. The singer’s collection includes modern ...
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Music industry heavy hitters Sony and Universal join forces with artists including Katy Perry to combat AI exploitation
Around 20 companies, including Sony and Universal ... to the “predatory” use of AI in the music industry. In the letter organised by the campaign group the Artists’ Rights Alliance and ...
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Mary J. Blige’s “Real Love” Causes Legal Drama For Universal Music Group
The song is now the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit. Universal Music Group faced a lawsuit over a sample used in Mary J. Blige’s classic song “Real Love.” Tuff City Records ...
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Swedish entertainment firm Pophouse acquires rock band KISS's music catalogue
In 2020 Bob Dylan sold publishing rights to his catalogue of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group. The singer's collection includes modern standards like Blowin' in the Wind ...
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Hits for sale: Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money
The Nobel Prize-winning songwriter in 2020 sold publishing rights to his catalog of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group. The singer’s collection includes modern standards ...
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Hits for sale: Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money
The Nobel Prize-winning songwriter in 2020 sold publishing rights to his catalog of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group. The singer’s collection includes modern standards ...
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Impala backs Universal Music Group in its battle with TikTok
Universal Music Group remains at loggerheads with TikTok over licensing terms, AI and safety concerns. Now it has the backing of European independent music body Impala on the first of those issues.
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Universal Music Group fires back at producer’s Diddy sexual assault lawsuit
Lawyers acting for record label giant Universal Music Group are pushing for their clients to be dismissed from the case brought by producer Rodney Jones, who has accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of ...