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*Days after the launch of a new sports agency arm of Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s company has announced a worldwide deal with the Universal Music Group for its record releases, reports the New York Times. The deal, described as a multiyear partnership, will bring Roc Nation’s record label under Universal’s umbrella, moving it from Sony Music, [...]
*Lil Wayne’s daughter has official joined the family business as the newest member of her father’s Young Money family. Reginae Carter, 14, has officially signed with the label, president Mack Maine confirmed to Rap-Up TV last week. “Just expect greatness,” he said of Carter, who previously performed with OMG Girlz. “She’s Toya’s [Wright] daughter and [...]
*The-Dream (Terius Nash) has a new desk job at Def Jam. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The producer, who has created hits for Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and Justin Bieber, among others, has been appointed Executive Vice President of A&R at Def Jam, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to a statement [...]
*One of France’s biggest porn stars has filed a lawsuit against Bow Wow, alleging he used film footage of her dance moves in his music video without permission. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Celine “Katsuni” Tran claims she appeared as a club dancer in a promo for French band Electronic Conspiracy, but the clips showing [...]
*The Temptations are suing Universal Music in federal court in California, seeking millions of dollars after allegedly being cheated out of revenue from digital downloads and ringtones. Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter. Original member Otis Williams and Ron Tyson, one of the later members, are [...]
*On Wednesday, news broke that the popular file-sharing site Megaupload, run by Swizz Beatz, had come under fire after Universal Music Group took issue with a promotional video featuring Universal Music Group artists like Kanye West, will.i.am and Diddy. On Thursday (Jan. 19), the site run by Swizz Beatz has been shut down, reports MTV. [...]
*Public Enemy frontman Chuck D filed a class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group in U.S. District Court in Northern California on Tuesday, alleging that the music giant has short-changed its artists and producers in licensing deals for digital downloads and ringtones. The suit alleges that Universal owes its artists “hundreds of millions of dollars in [...]
*Lil Wayne has been has been sued for $15 million by a Georgia company that claims he swiped the song “BedRock,” according to a lawsuit filed in New York. Done Deal Enterprises accuses the rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, of copyright infringement for the song that Done Deal claims it created in 2009, [...]
*When the planned installation of Ethiopia Habtemariam as the head of Motown Records finally occurs, the label will move out of the Universal orbit and instead share resources with the Island Def Jam Group, sources tell Billboard.biz. Habtemariam, head of urban music/senior vp of creative services at the Universal Music Publishing Group, is still working [...]
*The New York Post is reporting that former Universal Motown president Sylvia Rhone is heading to Sony to restore the defunct Portrait label, where she would work closely with new Epic head L.A. Reid. The move would see new Sony Music Chairman/CEO Doug Morris reuniting Reid and Rhone, both of whom joined him at Universal [...]
*The drumbeat is getting louder that Sylvia Rhone will exit Universal Motown either today or within the next few days, depending on which source you listen to, according to Billboard writer Ed Christman. He continues: But does that departure mean the end of her days at the Universal Music Group, as some sources insist – [...]
*The one thing you can always count on in any business is change. Well, in the music/record business, change is guaranteed. And in the latest change to go at the Universal Music Group means veteran executive Sylvia Rhone, president of Universal Motown, is making her exit. The news is courtesy of Johnnie L. Roberts at [...]
*In an interview with Hot 97′s Angie Martinez Tuesday night, departing Island Def Jam CEO L.A. Reid confirmed that another label gig is in the works and he’ll be announcing his plans “in a little while.” Reid, who signed on as a judge for Simon Cowell’s “X Factor,” told Martinez that he’s left the Universal [...]
*Rihanna and Nicki Minaj are among the artists featured on a digital-only album being rushed out by Universal Music to raise funds for Japan’s earthquake and tsunami victims. Justin Bieber, U2 and Bon Jovi are also confirmed for the Universal Music project, which aims to be available by the end of this week. Proceeds will [...]
*Music World Gospel is going through some significant changes these days by welcoming their new VP of artist management. Chris Ayears is the company’s new big guy on campus. Coming from his position at Universal Music Group Distribution, Ayears will be working closely with the artist team at MWG. “Gospel artists have a higher calling,” [...]
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