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No Letup on Big Telecom and Big Media Companies Behaving Badly

Art Brodsky | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Universal Music Group, Federal Communications Commission, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Comcast NBC, Antitrust Law, Verizon Spectrum, Cartels, Antitrust, Collusion, Umg, Universal Music Group Consolidation, Verizon Spectrum Purchase, Technology News
Art Brodsky

The idea of big companies continuing to control their markets, and control the behavior of consumers, continues to march on. Even now, two major deals are proceeding apace, one in telecom and one in the entertainment world.

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Common Says He Got His Mojo Back With His New Album

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Universal Music Group, The Dreamer the Believer, Common the Dreamer the Believer, Common, Warner Bros, Common Sense, Black Voices News

NEW YORK — Most people are excited before recording a new album, but Common didn't particularly feel that way. He says before making his ninth ...

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Madonna Signs Three-Album Deal With Interscope

Rolling Stone | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Rolling Stone, Madonna, Universal Music Group, Live Nation, Interscope, Warner Bros, Sticky and Sweet Tour, Fifty News

Madonna has signed a three-album deal with Interscope in which she will earn a base of $1 million per record. The pop star's pact with Interscope and ...

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New Controversy For Kim Kardashian & Kanye West

Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Will.I.Am, Kanye West, Diddy, Music, Megaupload, Megaupload Music Video, Megaupload Video, Universal Music Group, Snoop Dogg, Torrents, Kim Kardashian, Celebrities, Entertainment News

UPDATE: The video has been pulled from Vimeo, making it seem as if UMG has won the most recent round in the back-and-forth war over this video. ____...

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Beatles, Katy Perry Label To Be Sold To Universal, Sony

AP | By RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Mergers and Acquisitions, The Beatles, Video, Emi Group Sold, Katy Perry, Business News, Universal Music Group, EMI Group, Sony, Mergers, Business News

LOS ANGELES -- EMI Group Ltd., the iconic British music company that is home to The Beatles, Coldplay and Katy Perry, is being split and sold for $4.1...

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OohLaLA Festival Charms Again

Nicole Garton | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: French Touch, France in Los Angeles, Tv on the Radio, French Music, El-Rey-Theater, Hugh Coltman, Red Hot Chili Peppers, OohLaLA Festival, Tinariwen, Chateau Marmont, Kcrw, Nouvelle Vague, Los Angeles, Birdy Nam Nam, Hindi Zahra, Sylvain Taillet, DJ Cam, Tuareg, Goldenvoice, Jean-Charles De Castelbajac, Universal Music Group, Etienne De Crecy, Frenchy Community, Feadz, Los Angeles News
Nicole Garton

The OohLaLA Festival sashayed onto the scene for a third installment of its French musical showcase. The festival featured a diverse lineup of contemporary talent, each exuding a certain je ne sais quoi.

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Spotify: Behind the Velvet Rope

Pedro L. Rodriguez | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Universal Music Group, Digital Music, Mashable, Research, Pandora, Spotify, Grooveshark, Technology News
Pedro L. Rodriguez

If you're familiar with services like Pandora and Grooveshark, you might be asking yourself what the fuss is all about?

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Report: Spotify Inks U.S. Deal with World's Largest Record Label

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Freemium, Universal Music Group, Umg, Spotify, Freemium Music, Technology News
Eliot Van Buskirk

Spotify has reportedly made a deal with Universal Music Group, the behemoth among record labels, to distribute its music online in the United States.

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Musicians May Be Owed BILLIONS In Unpaid Royalties

David Kusek | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Money, Licensing, Legal, Music, Business, Itunes, Apple, License, Artist, Label, Accounting, Kusek, Eminem, Asymco, Royalties, Record Labels, Detroit, Universal Music Group, US Supreme Court, Interscope Records, Arts News
David Kusek

If you are a recording artist or a manager and have been distributing music on iTunes under a deal with one of the big record labels, pay attention. ...

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L.A. Reid Leaves Island Def Jam, Joins X Factor

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Simon Cowell, Island Def Jam, Colin Powell, The X Factor, Universal Music Group, LA Reid, Island Def Jam Records, Antonio L.A. Reid, Antonio LA Reid, L.A. Reid, Justin Bieber, Entertainment News

Antonio L.A. Reid has resigned his post as chairman of Island Def Jam Records, and joined the judging panel of "The X Factor." He is responsible for s...

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Arctic Monkeys' Humbug, This Week's New Album Releases, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.

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HuffPost Exclusive: The 40th Anniversary of Carpenters / Interview with Richard Carpenter

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Bettis, Handel, The Cranberries, Dionne Warwick, William Morris Agency, A&M Records, k.d. Lang, Universal U.S., Superstar, Shonen Knife, Matthew Sweet, Eddie Sulzer, Richard Carpenter, SHM CD, The Beatles, Universal Japan, Joe Osborn, Bob Messenger, Universal Music Group, Leon Russell, Now and Then, Reiss-Davis Clinic, Jerry Moss, Karen Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Ticket to Ride, Close to You, Jim McCrary, Paul Williams, Hal David, Madonna, The Carpenters, Cracker, Red Kross, Tim Hardin, Johnny Pearson, A&M, Herb Alpert, 40/40 the Best Selection, Sonic Youth, Sheryl Crow, We've Only Just Begun, The Century Plaza, Entertainment News, Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano, Universal Music Enterprises, Billboard, Carpenters Gold, Roger Nichols, Hal Blaine, Billboard Magazine, Carpeneters, Dishwalla, Kmpc, Cma, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Richard Carpenter: "So many people have said to us, 'We can understand every word to your songs,' which, with all the pop and rock records at the time, was difficult to do."

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Vevo: YouTube, Universal Announce Music Video Site

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Universal Music Group, Youtube, Vevo Music Videos, Universal YouTube, Vevo, Universal Music Group YouTube, Media News

LOS ANGELES — YouTube and Universal Music Group are teaming up on an online music video venture that will launch later this year with Universal'...

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YouTube, Universal Consider Partnering For Music Video Site

Reuters | Yinka Adegoke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Universal Music Group, Music Video Site, Universal, Youtube, Business News

Google Inc's YouTube and Universal Music Group are in talks to create a premium online music video service, sources familiar with the situation said o...

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Anthony David: The Soul of Michelle Obama's iPod

Ben Arnon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anthony David, Neosoul Music, india.arie, Michelle Obama, Music, Soul Music, Neosoul, Universal Music Group, Obama, Universal Records, Soulbird Music, Entertainment News
Ben Arnon

Anthony David, an Atlanta-based neo-soul artist, recently released his first major label album entitled Acey Deucy. He's also got a new fan: Michelle Obama.

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Court To Record Labels: Your "Rules" About Reselling Promotional CDs Are Bogus

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal District Court, Promotional CDs, Busta Rhymes, CD Sales, Independent Record Stores, Trey Augusto, Nycd, Warner Music Group, Major Record Companies, Mariah Carey, Universal Music Group, Sal Nunziato, First Sale Doctrine, Ebay, Record Stores, Business News
Tony Sachs

If record companies really expect these people to not sell their freebies online or to used record stores, then they're even stupider than they seem.

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More Music Layoffs: A Dozen At DefJam

Silicon Valley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Universal Music Group, Greg Thompson, Rob Stevenson, Paul Pontius, Def Jam, Warner Music Group, Sony BMG, Business News

Unfortunately for employees at big music labels, it looks as if we're going to be hearing this refrain for a while: Universal Music Group's Island Def...

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