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Girl groups dominate YouTube’s Top 10 music video list

Girl group IVE [STARSHIP ENTERTAINMENT] Female K-pop artists took over YouTube's list of the top 10 most popular music videos in Korea, with girl groups such as IVE and (G)I-DLE receiving recognition.   YouTube Korea wrapped up this year with the release of a year-end report of videos and clips that were popular in Korea, compiling domestic views from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31.   K-pop female artists took six of […]

todayDecember 11, 2023 3

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Warner Music Group’s revenue surges past $6bn

During the fiscal year, revenue – encompassing recorded music, music publishing and other activities – was up 3.9% year-on-year (at constant currency), passing $6bn for the first time in WMG’s history. Over the three months, revenue was up 5.9% (or 4.5% in constant currency). Digital revenue increased 8.0% (or 7.1% in constant currency), which includes the impact in the prior-year quarter of $38m in downloads and other digital revenue from the […]

todayNovember 20, 2023 5

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Siti Nurhaliza Taken Aback By Universal Music Group’s Controversial Statement: “We Have Different Stance”

As the Palestine-Israel war intensifies, lists of companies to boycott have spread across social media platforms. The Malaysian branch of McDonald’s took a big hit with having to be adjusted business hours now that the number of customers has decreased significantly. One company that was added to the boycott list was Universal Music Group. Siti Nurhaliza, who has a connection with the local branch of the music corporation, gave her […]

todayNovember 15, 2023 2

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Which artists, groups belong on Seattle’s music Mount Rushmore

Before a little online bookstore became a retail giant, when a local company later known as RealNetworks was pioneering something called “streaming” and 97.3 FM was still playing the oldies, Seattle’s local music scene had a loud global resonance. During a Friday edition of KIRO Nights, several KIRO personalities debated and discussed the music that defines Seattle and what artists belong on the Mount Rushmore of Seattle music before listeners […]

todayNovember 12, 2023 5

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In interrogation video, Hamas terrorists confirm group’s hideout under Gaza hospital

The Israeli military released footage Saturday showing an interrogation segment of Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre in southern Israel, where they confirm the terror group has a hideout under Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The publication of the footage came a day after Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Hamas’s main base of operations was underneath the hospital — the largest in the […]

todayOctober 29, 2023 1

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Two music groups collaborate to unify people through music

Two music groups collaborated for one show in Rochester to give audiences both a taste of a medieval lute and an electric guitar. Artists hope unifying different music can also unify a diverse audience during a divided time for some. “We were curious to see if we could pull off a concert with the two groups doing something together,” fivebyfive flutist and artistic director Laura Lentz said. “Because when you […]

todayOctober 23, 2023 6

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Universal Music Group’s share price just hit a 12-month high, as company’s market cap climbs to $49 billion

The end of October – specifically, Thursday, October 26 – promises to be a big one for the global music business.For example: it will be the day (barring some potential calendar shifts) that shareholders in the UK-listed Hipgnosis Songs Fund (HSF), will vote on two important matters: (a) Whether to keep HSF continuing to exist in its present form (i.e. a ‘continuation vote’); and (b) Whether to accept a $440 […]

todayOctober 11, 2023 2

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UK music industry groups welcome pausing of US government plan to significantly increase visa fees

Business News Live Business By Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 24 July 2023 UK music industry trade groups last week welcomed the recent news that plans by the US Department Of Homeland Security to significantly increase the costs of visas for foreign artists and crew touring in the country have been paused. The US government department confirmed earlier this month that a final decision on those plans will not […]

todayJuly 24, 2023 1

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