Warner, Universal Legacy Acts Will Finally Get Royalty Checks as Labels Wipe Debts
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Sony became the first major to waive unrecouped advances last year
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Warner Music Thanked Her for Exposing Sexual Harassment Allegations — And Silenced Her
Posted in: Music FeaturesFive years ago, Samantha Maloney accused CEO Stephen Cooper of harassment and flagged misconduct allegations against other employees. She’s still not allowed to talk about it
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Young Thug, Megan Thee Stallion’s Label Sells to Warner Music Group
Posted in: Music NewsThe blockbuster acquisition of 300 Records is the latest deal in the booming market for music rights
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The Music Industry Has Neglected Its DJs. New Tech Will Change the Game
Posted in: Music Biz NewsThe world's three major label groups — Universal, Sony, and Warner — are finally partnering with a new streaming service to ensure artists are paid when DJ edits are played
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More Celebrity Virtual Concerts: Wave and Warner Enter Strategic Partnership
Posted in: Music Biz News"The industry has focused on songs and albums for a long time, and that was because of the tech that existed," says an exec from Warner Music Group, which has taken a minority stake in virtual entertainment company Wave
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A Ride on Peloton’s New Warner-Soundtracked Scenic Trails
Posted in: Music Biz NewsThe fitness company relaunched its out-of-studio content in partnership with Warner Music Group
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Tencent Music and Warner Music Will Launch a Record Label in China
Posted in: Music Biz NewsThe new joint-venture record label comes a couple of weeks after Universal Music and Big Hit, BTS's label, announced a joint label
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Here’s Why Dwight Yoakam Is Suing His Old Record Label
Posted in: Music Biz NewsThe country star is fighting Warner Music Group to regain rights to songs off his 1986 hit album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
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Why the Major Music Companies’ Profits Are Soaring in the Year of Chaos
Posted in: Music Biz FeaturesUniversal, Sony and Warner appear to have curbed their spending in 2020 while boosting profits. But what happens when record labels need to ramp expenditure back up next year?
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An Experimental Record Label Wants to Turn Animations Into Pop Stars
Posted in: Music Biz FeaturesSpirit Bomb, which has won over investors including Warner Music Group and Chinatown Market, is readying virtual artists to compete against the likes of Lil Miquela
