What each major label – and the independent sector – claimed in market share last year
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Universal Music Group inks multi-year partnership with Ghazi Shami’s Empire
San Francisco-based distribution firm has worked with Anderson .Paak, XXXTENTACION, Cardi B and Kendrick Lamar
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Universal signs international deal with Chinese star Kris Wu
Deal covers the world excluding Japan and Korea
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Global recorded music industry revenues topped $17bn in 2017 – and independent artists generated $472m of it
Industry revenues have grown by over $2bn in past two years, says Midia Research
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Def Jam A&R department bolstered as Noah Preston is promoted
Preston named SVP of A&R, Alexander Edwards hired as VP of A&R and JV signed with hip hop producer Ronny J
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If Universal’s going to go public, Vivendi should strike while the iron’s hot
Why now might be the right time for the French media giant to make its move
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Here’s what the major labels are doing to fix their gender pay gaps
‘Our current gender pay gap numbers make starkly clear the need for us to accelerate the pace of change within our company’
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Def Jam promotes trio of promotion executives
Nicki Farag, Noah Sheer and Keith Rothschild receive new titles at Universal label
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Universal shakes up international structure as Adam Granite adds China, India and Africa to responsibilities
Adrian Cheesley leaves major having first joined EMI in 1990
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Universal: We WILL share Spotify money with artists when we sell our stock in streaming platform
“Consistent with UMG’s approach to artist compensation, artists would share in the proceeds of a [Spotify] equity sale.”
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