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 Jam label let a dozen people go on Friday; that's about 6% of the 200-person unit. Idolator says "executive vice president of promotion Greg Thompson and A & R honchos Paul Pontius and Rob Stevenson" were among the axed.
It's reasonable to assume that layoffs will be the norm for big music for a while:...
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