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For Mental Health Awareness Month, the studio owner talks about creating a spiritual space in Miami where “there are no rules... within my studio, I want it to feel like a home.”

“It’s a positive sign that times are changing and that country listeners just want great music, no matter who it comes from,” says his co-manager Jared Cotter.

The new agreement, announced in the early morning, addresses “key changes in several critical areas,” Grainge said in outlining what UMG achieved in negotiations.

The rock group made its debut in 1969.

UMG’s label reorganization creates a new paradigm for record label market share, while Warner Records’ massive quarter sees it fly up the rankings.

The new deal, in partnership with LLOUD Co., will allow the K-pop star to own her own masters.

Megan Thee Stallion and Olivia Rodrigo are among the big stars using the platform to build their sales, streams and stan bases.

The new partnership will also explore research to create ‘methods for confirming the origin and ownership of music,’ the companies announced.

″[He] doesn’t want people to listen to it or discover it because he is an actor. And because of that, he has built up a hugely engaged music audience first,” says AWAL CEO Lonny Olinick.

President Tyler Arnold and general manager Ben Adelson welcome three new additions, as Morgan Wallen and Noah Kahan hit Nos. 1 and 2 on the Billboard 200.

Chairman/CEO John Janick names new leaders for both Interscope Geffen A&M, and the shared services divisions across the newly-formed ICLG.

Following the formation of the Interscope Capitol Labels Group out west, Republic co-founder Monte Lipman announced a new hub with Def Jam, Island and Mercury.

The promotions add to a C-Suite led by chairman/CEO John Janick that includes vice chairman Steve Berman, COO Annie Lee and CFO Geoff Harris.

The marketing veteran had served as president for two years under prior chair/CEO Michelle Jubelirer and spent a total of 11 years at Capitol.

Department heads in promotion and communications at Interscope and Def Jam are among those who have been let go.

In an earnings call today, UMG said the cuts would result in €250 million ($271 million) in savings by the end of 2026. The number of people affected was not disclosed.

The new app, which Kyncl says will roll out later this year, was announced at the Web Summit conference in Qatar this week.

The company, home to artists like Rema and Ayra Starr, is at the forefront of Africa’s Afrobeats movement, which has been exploding across the globe.

Chair/CEO Julie Greenwald said the layoffs will be “primarily happening in our radio and video teams,” adding that new hires will come on in digital and social media roles.

The live-stream shopping platform acquires the media company from Buzzfeed, which acquired Complex in 2021.