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Pepsi and Diageo withdraw sponsorship of UK’s Wireless Festival as Kanye West booking sparks backlash

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Pepsi and Diageo withdraw sponsorship of UK’s Wireless Festival as Kanye West booking sparks backlash

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Pepsi and Diageo have withdrawn their sponsorship of London’s Wireless Festival following a wave of political condemnation...

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Yale Law School scholars back UMG in Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ defamation fight, arguing rapper ‘consented’ to Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics

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Yale Law School scholars back UMG in Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ defamation fight, arguing rapper ‘consented’ to Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics

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Two amicus briefs filed on Friday (April 3) in the United States Court of Appeals for the...

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Dialled In Records launches in London focused on South Asian music in partnership with The Collective, part of Universal Music UK’s Island-EMI

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Dialled In Records launches in London focused on South Asian music in partnership with The Collective, part of Universal Music UK’s Island-EMI

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Universal Music Group UK’s Island-EMI has partnered with South Asian culture platform Dialled In to launch Dialled...

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HYBE to inject $100M into US subsidiary, HYBE America

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HYBE to inject $100M into US subsidiary, HYBE America

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HYBE is pumping $100 million into its US subsidiary, HYBE America Inc., according to a regulatory filing...

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Kevin Mayer, former TikTok CEO and Disney veteran, joins HYBE board of directors

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Kevin Mayer, former TikTok CEO and Disney veteran, joins HYBE board of directors

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Former TikTok chief and ex-Disney veteran Kevin Mayer has joined the Board of Directors at South Korea-born...

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Sarah Rothschild appointed SVP of Strategic Finance and Investor Relations for VENU Holding

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Sarah Rothschild appointed SVP of Strategic Finance and Investor Relations for VENU Holding

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Venue operator and hospitality destination provider VENU Holding has hired Sarah Rothschild as Senior Vice President of Strategic Finance...

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Russ talks ownership, fan engagement and ‘making music every day’ at SXSW

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Russ talks ownership, fan engagement and ‘making music every day’ at SXSW

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In June 2015, US rapper Russ made $600 from his music. In June 2016, exactly 12 months...

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From the Supreme Court’s Cox ruling to Primary Wave’s Kobalt deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

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From the Supreme Court’s Cox ruling to Primary Wave’s Kobalt deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

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Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest...

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Kakao Entertainment appoints JungHee Ko as Co-CEO alongside Joseph Chang in leadership restructure

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Kakao Entertainment appoints JungHee Ko as Co-CEO alongside Joseph Chang in leadership restructure

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South Korea-headquartered Kakao Entertainment has appointed JungHee Ko as co-CEO, effective Wednesday (March 25), joining Joseph Chang,...

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‘People want fewer layers between themselves and the thing they care about.’

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‘People want fewer layers between themselves and the thing they care about.’

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The wait is over. Fourteen months after Universal first announced it was acquiring Downtown Music Holdings for...

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