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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn a day that has been remarkably good for music companies on stock markets, Warner Music Group — which saw its stock climb thanks in part to Universal Music’s lofty IPO — on Tuesday announced the sale of an aggregate of 2,340,000 shares of the company’s common stock by affiliates of Access Industries to Morgan Stanley & Co. as the sole underwriter in the registered public offering of those shares.

Universal Music Group shares jumped 39% in their first trading day on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorReggaeton star, actor and philanthropist Don Omar has signed a multiyear partnership with Saban Music Group (SMG). The label founded by entertainment giant Haim Saban and headed by CEO Gustavo López is home to such acts as Static and Ben El, Nakkia Gold and Chesca, among others.“I am thrilled to be joining forces with Saban Music Group and being backed by the savvy business and artistic instincts of Haim and Gus,” said Omar.

Christina Haack’s ex-husbands, Tarek El Moussa and Ant Anstead, learned about her engagement to Joshua Hall with the rest of the world.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music Group’s long-awaited debut on the stock market doesn’t officially launch until Tuesday morning in Europe, but the process just began with Euronext announcing that the technical reference price for UMG’s shares is around $21.70 per share (€18.50), which would place its value at around $39 billion.The price, which was communicated to Euronext by Vivendi, UMG’s current parent company, was first reported by Reuters.

Geoff Mayfield With Universal Music Group on the brink of launching one of the biggest initial public offerings to date, it’s worth noting how much the music industry has changed — and hasn’t — since analysts placed the business on the critical list 20 years ago.By the mid-oughts, the music industry had lost half of its peak value, but the advent of streaming and a rising awareness of the value of intellectual property — not to mention the multi-billion dollar, albeit pandemic-hobbled touring

David Bowie has agreed a new deal with Warner Music Group that will see the company overseeing his full back catalogue of albums.Warner Music previously held the worldwide rights to the music that was released by the late artist between 1968 and 1999 (up to his October 1999 album ‘hours…’) after they acquired the Parlophone Label Group in 2013.The new licensing agreement with Bowie’s estate now means that Warner also has the rights to the artist’s back catalogue of music between 2000 and 2016,

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe estate of David Bowie and Warner Music Group have announced a global partnership that will bring the late artist’s vast recorded-music catalog from 1968 through 2016 under the Warner umbrella.The new deal sees Bowie’s albums from 2000 through 2016, which were originally released via Sony Music, joining his 1968-1999 catalog at Warner.

Mexico to America in “Cry Macho,” an aimless and sometimes cringe-worthy film. But it has perhaps the best performance by a rooster in modern cinematic history.The film is apparently supposed to be a meditation on masculinity, with Eastwood's one-time rodeo star Mike Milo taming and rebuilding his young rebellious charge into an honorable young man.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticAt 91, Clint Eastwood still knows how to direct a movie with a nice, clean leisurely classical sparseness, something you wish more directors knew how to do (or wanted to). As a filmmaker, Eastwood has earned the right to be called ageless.

EXCLUSIVE:  Two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern is starring with Richard Grieco, Michael Paré, Sofia Nistratova, Nick Davi, Mike Mendez in the horror thriller feature The Devil’s Trap which is commencing production.

As was the case with the original “Narcos” series, it appears the spinoff, “Narcos: Mexico,” is calling it quits after three seasons. But judging by the new teaser for Season 3, “Narcos: Mexico” is going out with a bang.

Clint Eastwood received a star-studded tribute ahead of the release of his upcoming film "Cry Macho." Director Steven Spielberg along with actors Mel Gibson, Hilary Swank and others honored Eastwood, 91, in a featurette released by Warner Bros.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 7.0 temblor centered near the Mexican resort of Acapulco on Tuesday Night. The earthquake was felt as far away as Mexico City, which is about 230 miles from the epicenter.

EXCLUSIVE: The Originals alum Andrew Lees and Zoe Cipres (Grown-ish) are set for recurring roles on the upcoming fourth season of the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico.

Maná can add another award to its collection! Telemundo and Billboard announced on Thursday that the renowned Mexican rock band will be honored with the Billboard Icon award at the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards.The award recognizes Maná, which is made up of Fher Olvera, Alex González, Sergio Vallín and Juan Calleros, for carving out a career that has not only remained relevant through time but has also made them the most distinguished band in their genre, celebrated globally for achieving

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs next month’s Universal Music Group public listing moves closer, parent company Vivendi announced early Tuesday that billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings is acquiring another 2.9% of the company for just under $1.5 billion, based on a valuation of €35 billion, or around $41.3 billion.This follows Pershing Square’s acquisition of 7.1% of UMG for $2.8 billion, fulfilling Ackman’s stated goal of racking up 10% of UMG’s share capital.Earlier this year,

Jana Kramer is opening up about some recent photos that surfaced online, which appeared to show her ex-husband, Mike Caussin, "canoodling" with a new woman during a Mexico getaway. The singer and actress, 37, who officially divorced the former NFL tight end, 34, last month after six years of marriage, addressed the photos which were made public on social media by the Instagram account Cocktails and Gossip last week.