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Rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif., left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series "Euphoria," in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photo, File)

Drake lawsuit alleges Universal, Spotify falsely inflated Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

Adele, winner of the award for best pop solo performance for "Easy on Me," poses in the press room at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately three-month-long dispute. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

TikTok bringing back UMG performers such as Adele, Taylor Swift, others

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2023. Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Music label yanks artists including Elton John, Taylor Swift, Adele, Drake from TikTok

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Bad Bunny performs at the Latin Billboard Awards in Coral Gables, Fla., on Oct. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over

By Michelle Chapman - Associated Press

The Beatles, foreground from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr on drums perform on the CBS "Ed Sullivan Show" in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has enabled the release of a new Beatles song.Now And Then, will be available Thursday, Nov. 2. (AP Photo/File)

AI starts a music-making revolution and plenty of noise about ethics and royalties

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad in Baltimore on March 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

YouTube to establish AI rules with help from music industry

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Ex-shareholders demand $1 billion from Vivendi Universal

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FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2019, file photo, Taraji P. Henson arrives at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Henson, who has spoken publicly about her struggles with anxiety and depression, was named Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, as the latest recipient of the Boston-based Ruderman Family Foundation's Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion for her work to end the stigma around mental illness. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Taraji P. Henson to host ‘New Jack Swing’ podcast series

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

Universal Music Group announces $1.2B resort in Mississippi

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Darius Rucker poses for a photo before taking the stage. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 in Miami. Rucker and his band played the On Location Experiences' pregame tailgate party before Super Bowl LIV. (AP Photo/John Carucci)

Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel” keeps rolling

By Kristin M. Hall - Associated Press

Sina, Tencent Music rise; McDermott, Core Laboratories fall

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Mick Jagger, from left, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform at MetLife Stadium on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)

China’s Tencent in talks to buy 10% of Universal Music Group

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Sheryl Crow says 2008 fire destroyed all her master tapes

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Tom Petty estate, Soundgarden among those suing record label

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In this May 18, 2016, file photo, Neil Young poses for a portrait in Calabasas, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

Neil Young rips Donald Trump over unauthorized use of ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ at rallies

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2018 file photo, Charlie Walk participates in &quot;The Four&quot; panel during the FOX Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. Walk is leaving Republic Records after an investigation into sexual misconduct. The company, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, said in a short statement Wednesday that “Republic Records and Charlie Walk have mutually agreed to part ways.” Walk had been on leave since January. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Republic Records president out amid sexual misconduct probe

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Kacey Musgraves, Jessie Reyez shine at pre-Grammy showcase

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2017 file photo, Enrique Iglesias accepts the artist of the year award at the Latin American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Iglesias is suing Universal Music Group in a dispute over how much he is paid for songs played on streaming music services. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Latin star Iglesias sues Universal over streaming music cash

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

In this Monday, June 19, 2017, file photo, a user gets ready to launch Facebook on an iPhone, in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Facebook signs deal with music label Universal Music

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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 1985 file photo, Prince performs at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. A Minnesota judge has ruled Thursday, July 13, 2017, that Universal Music Group should be released from a music rights deal with Prince's estate. Universal struck a deal with the estate in January, but the estate later sought to cancel the deal after Warner Bros. Records claimed it conflicted with a contract it signed with Prince in 2014. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)

Minnesota judge cancels Universal deal with Prince estate

By JEFF BAENEN - Associated Press