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Ron Conway relinquishes Salesforce Foundation board seat, citing Marc Benioff’s politics

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Spotify inks multi-year deal with Universal Music, its first major publisher agreement since controversial ‘bundle’ rollout
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Spotify inks multi-year deal with Universal Music, its first major publisher agreement since controversial ‘bundle’ rollout

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January 27, 2025
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Breaking down Perplexity’s TikTok bid

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January 27, 2025
Drake takes Kendrick Lamar feud to court, accusing Universal Music of inflating his Spotify numbers in ‘diss track’ battle
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Drake takes Kendrick Lamar feud to court, accusing Universal Music of inflating his Spotify numbers in ‘diss track’ battle

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November 27, 2024
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Universal Music’s Jody Gerson says that women can learn a lot from Taylor Swift and her ‘unapologetic’ ambition

By Ellie Austin and Nina Ajemian
November 20, 2024
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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square sees 2024 gains nearly wiped out after July loss

By Katherine Burton and Bloomberg
August 3, 2024
Exclusive: Leonardo DiCaprio–backed AI startup Qloo clinches $20 million investment from Bluestone Equity Partners
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Exclusive: Leonardo DiCaprio–backed AI startup Qloo clinches $20 million investment from Bluestone Equity Partners

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July 2, 2024
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The ‘move fast, break sh*t’ ethos of today’s AI startups is already coming back to haunt them—and us

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June 25, 2024
An AI platform set up by a college student has pulled down deepfake versions of Drake and Amy Winehouse after facing a landmark legal challenge from the U.K. music industry
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An AI platform set up by a college student has pulled down deepfake versions of Drake and Amy Winehouse after facing a landmark legal challenge from the U.K. music industry

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March 18, 2024
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Universal Music Group and TikTok went to war over the use of music—now, their deadlock is getting worse, and artists and creators are taking a hit

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February 29, 2024
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Universal’s fury will have a major impact on TikTok, depriving it of some of the world’s most popular music

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January 31, 2024
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Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele and more get yanked off TikTok after licensing deal lapses with Universal

By Michelle Chapman and The Associated Press
January 31, 2024
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Universal Music and Deezer reveal an ‘artist-centric’ music-streaming model that most artists won’t like

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September 7, 2023

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