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Universal Music’s Going Public: Here Are Your Options for Buying a Share

With Universal Music Group going public on Tuesday (Sept. 20) on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange, American investors might wonder how to own a piece of the world’s biggest music company. The good news is it’s possible. The bad news is it’s not as straightforward as clicking a button on the E*Trade app, and it’s […]

Labelle’s Sarah Dash Dies at 76

Sarah Dash, a co-founder of pioneering R&B/rock group Labelle of “Lady Marmalade” fame, died Monday (Sept. 20). She was 76. “We were just onstage together on Saturday [Sept. 18] and it was such a powerful and special moment,” group namesake Patti LaBelle said in a statement sent to Billboard; see part of that performance in […]

Don Omar Strikes Multi-Year Partnership With Saban Music Group

Award-winning reggaetón legend Don Omar has signed a groundbreaking multi-year partnership with Saban Music Group. Saban Music Group CEO and Latin music industry veteran Gustavo López, who helped foster Omar’s career, will continue their working relationship under the new deal, which includes advancing all recording and marketing costs — a standard for all of the label’s […]

The Players Behind Drake’s ‘Way 2 Sexy’: See the Full Credits

“Way 2 Sexy,” the lead single off Drake’s Billboard 200 chart-topper Certified Lover Boy, occupies the runner-up spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week after previously debuting at No. 1. It was just one of nine tracks off CLB to score a spot in the Hot 100’s top 10 last week – a record […]