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Universal Music Group to Acquire Indie Label Group [PIAS]

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Universal Music Group to Acquire Indie Label Group [PIAS]

The founders of indie label group [PIAS] have announced they are selling the remaining shares they hold in the company to Universal Music Group (UMG), making the music giant the firm’s majority shareholder. In an announcement on Tuesday (Oct. 15), Kenny Gates said he and his [PIAS] co-founder Michel Lambot were selling their shares to UMG, which acquired a 49% stake in the company in 2022, to “allow us to […]

todayOctober 15, 2024 3

Co-Founder Quits Death Metal Band Mid-Tour, Group Comments

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Co-Founder Quits Death Metal Band Mid-Tour, Group Comments

Vitriol are looking a little different than they did at the beginning of their tour, currently working as a two-piece after the exit of founding bassist and co-vocalist Adam Roethlisberger.The group, who earlier in the year had been a four-piece, has apparently shed half their ranks with guitarist Daniel Martinez exiting the band as well. That leaves guitarist-vocalist Kyle Rasmussen and drummer Matt Kilner to carry on as the group […]

todaySeptember 6, 2024 7

AEG Presents, Frontier Touring Partner With Australia’s Playbill Group

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AEG Presents, Frontier Touring Partner With Australia’s Playbill Group

SYDNEY, Australia — Playbill Group, the venue management business that operates the Hordern Pavilion, a Sydney landmark, has struck a partnership with AEG Presents and Frontier Touring, part of the Mushroom Group. Going forward, Michael Nebenzahl continues as managing director of Playbill, in a “business as usual” arrangement, reads a joint statement. Playbill and Frontier, both Australian, family-founded companies proving competitive on the global stage, have much in common, Frontier […]

todayAugust 20, 2024 5

Group hopes to bring big names to Lubbock for 2025 music festival

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Group hopes to bring big names to Lubbock for 2025 music festival

A group of Lubbockites is hoping to launch a music festival next year in the Hub City to celebrate West Texas' diverse and storied musical heritage, and bring some big names to town in the process.Ahead of a city council budget workshop Tuesday, members of the newly formed Lubbock Music Festival 2025 Committee announced their plans to host a multiday, multivenue, multigenre music festival in Lubbock next summer. Local broadcaster […]

todayAugust 6, 2024 5

Martin Phillipps, Co-Founder of Seminal NZ Group The Chills, Dies at 61

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Martin Phillipps, Co-Founder of Seminal NZ Group The Chills, Dies at 61

Martin Phillipps, frontman of the Chills, one of the outstanding acts signed to the Flying Nun Records roster, died on the weekend at the age of 61. The singer, songwriter and guitarist passed at his home in Dunedin, on New Zealand’s south island, confirms a statement issued by Flying Nun Records. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Phillipps was “an integral part” […]

todayJuly 29, 2024 5

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Warner Music Group Top Music Stock in Week Led by Streaming Companies

Warner Music Group shares rose 6.6% to $31.47 this week, narrowing the stock’s year-to-date loss to 12.1%. Other gainers in the record label and music publisher space were HYBE, up 1.8% to 200,500 won ($144.95), and Universal Music Group, up 1.4% to 28.63 euros ($30.67).  Streaming companies had the best week, however. Led by LiveOne’s 6.4% gain, music streaming stocks had an average gain of 0.3% — versus an average […]

todayJune 15, 2024 4

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MNRK Music Group President/CEO Chris Taylor Resigns

MNRK Music Group president/CEO Chris Taylor is resigning from his post effective June 28, the company announced Monday (June 3). Taylor, who will be succeeded by COO Sean Stevenson, is taking the company’s artist management division with him. Based in New York, Stevenson will begin leading MNRK on July 1. He was promoted to COO in July 2022 after previously serving as executive vp/GM. “We wish Chris the best in […]

todayJune 4, 2024 2

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Group Says It Stole Data From 560M Customers

A well-known hacking group claims to have breached Ticketmaster and is attempting to sell the personal data of 560 million Ticketmaster users, including their payment details, for $500,000, according to the website Hackread. Alleged hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed credit for the break-in, resulting in the theft of 1.3 terabytes of stolen data that includes usernames, contact information, order info and partial payment details, like the last four digits of […]

todayMay 30, 2024 2

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Fort Dodge hosts Large Group Music Festival | News, Sports, Jobs

-Messenger photo by Chris Johnson The Fort Dodge senior High A cappella Choir, at left, sings during the Large Group Music Festival at the Fort Dodge Middle School on Saturday. The Dodger A cappella Choir received a Division I rating. -Messenger photo by Chris Johnson The Fort Dodge Fortis Chorum sings during the Large Group Music Festival at the Fort Dodge Middle School on Saturday. The Fortis Chorum earned a […]

todayMay 6, 2024 6

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