Music
Universal Music Group and Spotify strike new agreement
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s biggest music label, and Swedish streaming giant Spotify have reached a new multi-year agreement for recorded music and music publishing, they said on Sunday. The publishing agreement establishes a direct license between Spotify and UMG across Spotify’s current product portfolio in the […]
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How much money does Mariah Carey make from ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’? ‘It’s a lot,’ music expert says
Key Points The 1994 holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” rakes in millions of dollars a year, experts said. The law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips estimates the yuletide jingle has earned $103 million globally since its debut, from sources like streaming, album sales and song downloads. Mariah Carey, the song’s performer, […]
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Jay-Z rape accuser comes forward to NBC News, acknowledges inconsistencies in her allegations
HOUSTON — An Alabama woman who accused Jay-Z and Diddy of raping her when she was 13 years old sat down with NBC News to recount what she called a “catastrophic event”: a limo ride to a white house, a drink that made her feel woozy, a sexual assault by rap stars that would ruin […]
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‘We can overcome climate change’: Richard Branson says young people should not be down about the future
The billionaire Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson said younger generations should feel positive about the future — and that they can “achieve an enormous amount.” “Any of us who get ourselves into a position where we can make a difference, however small it is, just shouldn’t waste that position,” he said, speaking to CNBC’s Tania […]
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K-pop agencies mostly struggled in third quarter — but 2025 may bring financial recovery
JYP Entertainment’s boy group Stray Kids attends the 2024 SBS Music Awards Summer in Seoul. The group’s activities has given its parent company a “dramatic rebound to profitability” The Chosunilbo Jns | Imazins | Getty Images K-pop businesses mostly continued to struggle in the third quarter of the year, with three of South Korea’s four […]
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Spotify shares pop on better-than-expected profit forecast
The Spotify logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 4, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Spotify shares rose in extended trading Tuesday after the Swedish music streaming company issued a profit forecast for the fourth quarter that topped estimates. Here’s how the company did, compared […]
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Quincy Jones, musical maestro and entertainment industry titan, dies at 91
Quincy Jones Kevin Mazur | WireImage | Getty Images Quincy Jones, a maestro of American music and a titan of the entertainment industry who influenced nearly every popular genre, produced landmark albums and earned a record 80 Grammy Award nominations, died Sunday, his publicist said. He was 91. Jones “passed away peacefully” Sunday night at his […]
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Levi’s teases Beyoncé collaboration as denim trend takes hold
Beyoncé at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024. Michael Buckner | Billboard | Getty Images Levi Strauss summoned the Beyhive on Monday after teasing a potential collaboration with Beyoncé in a post on Instagram. The brand’s shares briefly popped after the update and were […]
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One of London’s most popular arts attractions is crumbling and needs a $200 million fix
The exterior of the Hayward Gallery, part of the Southbank Centre. The brutalist-style building was designed by a team led by Norman Engleback in the late 1960s. Universal Images Group | Getty Images LONDON — From Michelle Obama to Anish Kapoor and Tracey Emin to Nina Simone, London’s Southbank Centre has featured them all, and […]
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Read the indictment
Sean “Diddy” Combs attends the REVOLT X AT&T 3-Day Summit In Los Angeles – Day 1 at Magic Box on October 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Phillip Faraone | Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs used his fame as one of the biggest names in hip-hop to coerce women into engaging in demeaning sex acts […]
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