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Music on TikTok is disappearing amid battle with Universal Music Group. Can it make photos work?
After Universal Music Group pulled music from TikTok, and will likely remove more, the app seems to…
Peter Kafka
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Lucian Grainge is going on the offensive as an AI wave washes over the music industry
He's partnering with the attribution tool ProRata.ai to lay the groundwork to pay content owners fo…
Dan Whateley
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Meet the mastermind behind 'Mamma Mia!' — the musical that's been playing in London for 25 years
Judy Craymer came up with the idea of using Abba songs in a musical. "Mamma Mia!" has been playing …
Chris Johnston
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Bill Ackman will return his SPAC's $4 billion if his next-generation SPARC is approved. He quoted Warren Buffett to explain why.
The billionaire investor wants to focus on his new acquisition vehicle, as a lawsuit threatens to s…
Theron Mohamed
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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman laments his nixed SPAC deal, sounds the inflation alarm, and predicts a massive economic boom in a new interview. Here are the 12 best quotes
The Pershing Square chief also forecasted higher interest rates and seemed optimistic that he could…
Theron Mohamed
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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman trumpeted his Universal Music deal, nodded to his Reddit fans, and invited company sellers to call him in a presentation this week. Here are the 8 best quotes.
The Pershing Square chief compared Universal CEO Lucian Grainge to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney in te…
Theron Mohamed
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Bill Ackman's long-awaited SPAC deal for 10% of Universal Music reportedly faces pushback
Pushback is coming from Artisan Partners, one of Universal Music Group's big shareholders, Bloomber…
Isabelle Lee
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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman's SPAC is close to buying 10% of Universal Music, report says
Ackman's Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH) is reportedly nearing agreement on a deal valuing …
Theron Mohamed
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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman might land his $4 billion Universal Music deal thanks to his song-writing grandfather
The Pershing Square chief told Universal executives about his grandfather's hit song in 1926. They …
Theron Mohamed
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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman plans to spend up to $14 billion on deals - and confirms his mega SPAC is close to buying 10% of Universal Music for $4 billion
Ackman's PSTH could have almost $3 billion to pursue another transaction, and he's planning to arm …
Theron Mohamed
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Universal Music employee says they were fired after emailing colleagues the day Roe v. Wade was overturned to criticize the company's donations to anti-abortion lawmakers
Michael Lopez said they got a "surprise Zoom video chat with HR" soon after sending the email. Univ…
Beatrice Nolan
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Drake and Olivia Rodrigo fans can rejoice. TikTok is getting their music back.
TikTok reached a new licensing agreement with Universal Music Group that will once again allow user…
Jordan Hart
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An NFT collection of 3D apes will make music for the metaverse as a band called 'Kingship'
The digital apes hail from the Bored Ape Yacht Club, a highly sought-after collection of 10,000 ape…
Natasha Dailey
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Streaming music is a brutal business. Just ask Spotify.
There's a reason Spotify has spent so much time and money trying to do things beyond streaming musi…
Peter Kafka
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Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman's mega-SPAC seals $4 billion deal to buy 10% of Universal Music
The billionaire investor is already working on another multibillion-dollar deal and has drafted pla…
Theron Mohamed
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TikTok users will now be able to groove to Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Rihanna and others with access to Universal's full library of songs
Chinese short-video making app TikTok has partnered Universal Music Group (UMG) where the users wil…
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The music labels are still suing the internet companies. That's a warning for the AI industry.
It seemed that digital-piracy lawsuits were a thing of the past. They're not, and that could spell …
Peter Kafka
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35 of the most influential hip-hop songs in music history
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, Business Insider made a playlist of the genre's most …