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'UNJUSTIFIED'

Label Says Drake’s Only Suing Because He ‘Lost a Rap Battle’

Universal Music Group filed a motion to dismiss the suit against it Monday.

Nandika Chatterjee

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CLOCK IS TICKING

Can Creators Still Have Fun on TikTok Without All the Songs?

Dance creators, beauty influencers, and fan cam editors are feeling the brunt of TikTok’s vanishing music library.

Steffi Cao

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STOP, YOU’RE LOSING ME

Why Taylor Swift’s Music Could Disappear From TikTok

Universal may have taken a page out of Swift’s book by airing its grievances with TikTok in an open letter.

Helen Holmes

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‘TIME OUT’

Universal Music Publishes Scathing Open Letter About TikTok

The music group explained why it’s pulling its artists from the social media platform in a pointed statement.

Matt Young

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‘OTHER AGENDAS’

Kacey Musgraves’ Label Furious After Grammys Rejection

Despite its No. 1 debut on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, Musgraves’ album was rejected from the Country Album of the Year category.

Kana Ruhalter

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TANGLED UP IN GREEN

Bob Dylan Sells Songwriting Catalog for a Reported $300M

The Universal Music Publishing Group has snapped up Dylan’s entire canon from his 1960s classics right up to his latest album this year.

Jamie Ross

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SHAKE IT OFF

Taylor Swift Bites Her Tongue at the AMAs

While performing and accepting the “Artist of the Decade” award at the AMAs, the pop superstar decided not to address her ongoing war with her old label and Scooter Braun.

Jordan Julian

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INCINERATED

Revealed: Universal Fire Wrecked 1000s of Iconic Recordings

The June 2008 fire destroyed one-of-a-kind session masters from artists including Buddy Holly, Aretha Franklin, Guns N’ Roses, Eminem, and Nirvana.

Jamie Ross

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A MOMENT OF SILENCE

Why You Can’t Listen to Prince’s Music

His career-long battle against record label tyranny and championing of artists’ right to be paid is exactly why you can’t find his music online to listen to today.

Kevin Fallon

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Death to Diversity

ISIS Targeted Muslims in Paris

The so-called caliphate has a special hatred for ‘apostate’ Muslims who adopt Western ways—and declared them special targets of the Paris attacks.

Christopher Dickey

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Core Values

Is ‘Artisanal’ Music the Next New Thing?

Processed and modified are out. Natural and crafted are in. Is the music business about to imitate the food industry? And will the industry giants get caught napping again?

Ted Gioia

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