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UMPG Acquires Sting’s Career Catalog

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 kevincarter Sting, UMG, UMPG

• Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), UMG’s music publishing division, announced the acquisition of 17-time Grammy Award winner Sting‘s entire catalog

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Snoop Dogg Buys Death Row Records

February 9, 2022February 10, 2022 kevincarter Death Row Records, Snoop Dogg

• It’s a musical homecoming for Hip Hop legend and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg, who has acquired the brand of Death

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Embezzling Ex-Martell Exec Pleads Guilty

February 8, 2022February 9, 2022 kevincarter TJ Martell

• Melissa Goodwin, a former executive at the T.J. Martell Foundation pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 8 to federal charges stemming

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RMLC & GMR Make Nice

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022 kevincarter Global Music Rights, RMLC

• Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) and Global Music Rights, LLC (GMR) jointly announced that the conditions for their agreement

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Rahmani Named CRO, Radio One & Reach

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 kevincarter Radio One, REACH Media, Urban One

• Urban One has promoted Josh Rahmani to Chief Revenue Officer for Radio One and Reach Media. This marks the

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Executive Action: Music Health Alliance

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 kevincarter Music Health Alliance

• Nashville-based non-profit Music Health Alliance (MHA), recently honored with the 2021 CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award, announced a new hire

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Dansky Named Executive Director, ARA

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 kevincarter Artist Rights Alliance

• The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), an artist-run, non-profit organization fighting for songwriters and musicians in the modern music economy,

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Sucks To Be Spotify This Week

January 30, 2022January 31, 2022 kevincarter Spotify

• It’s been a tough few days for Spotify, what with all the negative noise generated by Neil Young‘s request

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Royal Promotions At BMLG

January 26, 2022 kevincarter Big Machine Label Group

• Big Machine Label Group announced the advancement of three talented members of the Royalty team — Kimberly Baker is

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Elvis Inks Publishing Deal With BMG

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 kevincarter BMG, Elvis Costello

• Elvis Costello, acknowledged as one of the UK’s greatest living songwriters, has signed a worldwide, exclusive music publishing deal