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An annual spring concert performed by pupils from across Lanarkshire, due to take place in Glasgow this Thursday, has been cancelled.

Sir Lucian Grainge has been hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus, multiple sources have confirmed to Billboard following the initial report by Variety.The Universal Music Group chief executive officer and chairman -- who was ranked No. 1 on the 2019 Billboard Power 100 chart and was selected as the Billboard executive of the decade -- is currently undergoing treatment at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.

The lawsuit against Universal Music Group over original recordings that were believed to be lost in a 2008 fire continues to thin as Soundgarden and Tupac Shakur's estate on Friday dropped their claims.In June, UMG was sued on behalf of five artists whose master recordings were feared to have been destroyed in the 2008 fire on Universal's backlot: Soundgarden, Tupac Shakur, Tom Petty, Hole and Steve Earle.Now, only Jane Petty and Earle remain as plaintiffs.

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Travis Tritt has signed a record deal with Big Noise Music Group, Billboard has exclusively learned. The country singer has teamed up with the Los Angeles-based label for the release of his forthcoming full-length album due out later this year.“We get to work with a lot of great artists at Big Noise, but truthfully I never thought we’d have the honor of working with someone of Travis’ stature,” Jon Cohen, president of Big Noise Music Group, tells Billboard.

Universal Music Group has advised its employees not to attend the upcoming South By Southwest music festival and conference in Austin, Texas, due to the growing concern over the caronavirus, a source close to the situation confirms to Variety.

The Mexican label Casete Digital Agriculture has signed an exclusive global distribution deal with Ingrooves Music Group.

Warner Music Group is putting its plans to go public on hold while the stock markets shake from fears of a pandemic, according to a report by Reuters on Monday (March 2). Parent company Access Industries had planned to raise $100 million through a public s

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Pusha T is looking to take on a new challenge in the music industry. As HipHopNMore notes, he announced on Monday, February 25 that he’s launching a new label, titled Heir Wave Music Group, and has already signed Petersburg, Va. rapper Kahri 1k.

Wolfgang Van Halen is one step closer to his long-awaited solo album.

Reba McEntire announced the return to her original label home, Universal Music Group Nashville, on Thursday afternoon (Feb. 20) during a surprise performance at the 11th annual Team UMG at the Ryman event at Country Radio Seminar 2020.After nearly two hours of performances from the UMG roster, Executive VP of Radio Promotion Royce Risser shared the official news of the label’s latest signing.

Warner Music Group's recently-announced plan to go public took the music industry by surprise. One detail included in the company's initial public offering (IPO) should also raise eyebrows: The glaring lack of diversity on its board of directors.Of the combined 18 total executives and board members listed in the company's Feb.

Newly formed publishing company Endurance Music Group acquired Wide Open Music from owner Ash Bowers, adding singer-songwriters Jimmie Allen and Matt Stell to the Endurance roster, Billboard Country Update learned exclusively.The deal doubles the Endurance writing staff to 10 composers and brings in a catalog that includes the hits "Best Shot," "Prayed for You," "In Case You Didn’t Know" and "Close Your Eyes." The agreement frees Wide Open to focus on its management functions for clients Allen,

Soundgarden's attorneys have accused Universal Music Group of "improper discovery gamesmanship" after being told that only 19 artists -- including Nirvana, Beck, R.E.M, Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams and Elton John among others -- had masters destroyed or damaged in the fire.

Vivendi saw its annual revenues jump by 14% to €15.8 billion ($17 billion) in 2019, driven once again by the performance of Universal Music Group which had a record year, and to a lesser extent by Canal Plus Group.

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The Universal Music Group's revenues passed $7.7 billion (7.16 billion euros) in 2019, up 14 percent at constant currency thanks to another strong surge in streaming revenue, which was up 21.5 percent year over year.Recorded music revenues were up 11.6 percent year over year, while the publishing division's revenues increased 9.2 percent, both at constant currency.That represents another strong year for the world's biggest record company, which finished 2019 by completing the sale of 10

The Universal Music Group's revenues passed $7.7 billion (€7.16 billion euros) in 2019, up 14% at constant currency and perimeter thanks to another strong surge in streaming revenue, which was up over 20% year over year.Recorded music revenues accounted for $6.11 billion (€5.6 billion) of UMG's total take, up 11.6% year over year, while the publishing division's revenues topped a billion -- $1.14 billion (€1.052 billion) -- an increase of 9.2%, both at constant currency and perimeter.That