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Gu Named Head Of Astralwerks Asia

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 kevincarter Astralwerks Asia, UMG

• Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the appointment of Cindy Gu as Head of Astralwerks Asia, the company’s label division

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Soundtrack Your Brand Pacts With UMG

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 kevincarter Soundtrack, UMG

• Soundtrack Your Brand, the pioneering business-to-business cloud-based music streaming service and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced a global licensing

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UMG, WMG, Sony Staying Home TFN

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 kevincarter COVID-19, Sony Music, UMG, Warner Music Group

• Out of an abundance of caution due to the still out-of-control COVID-19 pandemic, the three major music companies —

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Saban Inks Alliance With UMG, Caroline

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 kevincarter Saban Music Group, UMG

• Saban Music Group (SMG), a music company backed by worldwide entertainment industry pioneer Haim Saban, announces a global distribution

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UMG, Tencent Make $33 Billion Deal

December 31, 2019January 2, 2020 kevincarter Tencent, UMG

• In the culmination of a deal that has been in the works since early August, Universal Music Group has

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Condolences: Jay Frank

October 13, 2019October 15, 2019 kevincarter UMG

• Our thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues of Jay Frank, SVP of Global Streaming Marketing at Universal

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Tencent Looking To Buy 10% Of UMG

August 6, 2019August 7, 2019 kevincarter Tencent, UMG

• Chinese digital behemoth Tencent has entered negotiations with Vivendi to buy a 10% stake in Universal Music Group. As

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Taylor Signs With UMG, Republic

November 19, 2018November 20, 2018 kevincarter Republic Records, Taylor Swift, UMG

• Taylor Swift, a ten-time Grammy winner and one of the most creatively and commercially successful artists in history, signed

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Sandiford Upped To SVP @ UMG

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 kevincarter Def Jam, Island Records, Republic Records, UMG

• Congrats are in order for veteran marketing and business development music exec Theda Sandiford, who has been promoted to