Tag: Annual general meeting

A2IM Board Nominees Announced, Voting Begins

Voting for the American Association of Independent Music's Board of Directors election opened this week. The board is elected by A2IM’s label members with one vote per company.

Bruce Houghton on 05/23/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A2IM (American Association of Independent Music), Alison Wenham, American Association of Independent Music, Annual general meeting, Apple Music, Association of Independent Music, Bratmobile, Charles Caldas, China, Trade association

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UMG Revenue Up 4.5% As Vivendi Confirms IPO, Sale Plans

Serious exploration of an IPO or the sale of Universal Music Group was confirmed by parent Vivendi during an earnings call Thursday. A Board committee has been tasked with exploring. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/20/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anaconda (Nicki Minaj song), Annual general meeting, Apple Inc., Atlanta, Billboard Magazine, Breach of contract, Charles Koppelman, Lucian Grainge, TMZ, Universal Music Group

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Could Spotify Buy Universal? Should It? [MARK MULLIGAN]

Vivendi has been openly exploring spinning off Universal Music Group. Publically the talk is of a possible IPO, but the rumor mill has spun out several scenarios, including a purchase. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/14/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anaconda (Nicki Minaj song), Android (operating system), Android application package, Annual general meeting, Apple Inc., Billboard Magazine, Chief executive officer, Spotify, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Indies Beat Majors To Grab Biggest Share Of Global Record, Music Publishing Market

The annual Music & Copyright survey of recorded music and publishing companies shows Universal Music Group maintaining its position as the world’s biggest record company and Sony topping music publishing.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/14/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Anaconda (Nicki Minaj song), Annual general meeting, Apple Inc., Ariana Grande, Atlanta, Ed Sheeran, Lucian Grainge, Nicki Minaj, TMZ, Universal Music Group

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Top 10 Excuses Why You Didn’t Make It To My Show [Kosha Dillz]

Getting people to turn up for shows remains one of the greatest challenges in the industry, and friends and fans alike will usually have an assortment of excuses for not. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/30/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alibaba Group, Alison Wenham, American Association of Independent Music, Annual general meeting, Article (publishing), Benefit performance, Big-box store, music business, musicians, New York, New York City, Taxicabs of New York City

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How To Win: Don’t Help DOJ Get Out Of Licensing Hole They Dug [David Lowery]

Although they started with a strong concept with 100% song licensing, the Department of Justice seems to be scrambling to get their decree to function within the parameters of the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/12/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Annual general meeting, Attorney general, Bill Clinton, consent decree, David Lowery, Hillary Clinton, Josh Earnest, Rule of law, United States, United States Department of Justice

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UMG Names Nicola Levy As Global Head Of Business Affairs, Digital

There have been a number of significant changes at the highest levels of Universal Music Group's digital division in recent weeks. The latest comes in Business Affairs.

Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Access Industries, Advertising agency, Amadou & Mariam, Annual general meeting, Bell Media, Music artist (occupation), music industry, Music Think Tank, Never Miss a Beat, Universal Music Group

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