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Inside Track: UMG’s Executive Pay; Clive Davis Interviews Joni Mitchell

Edited by Dan Rys UMG Executive Committee’s Big Payday Universal Music Group’s 11-person executive committee was paid a total of $128.4 million in short-term employee benefits — most likely salaries and bonuses – in 2020, according to financial information released by the music group’s parent company Vivendi. When post-employee benefits and share-based payouts are added, […]

5 Things We Want to See From Olivia Rodrigo on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Olivia Rodrigo is zooming to her Saturday Night Live debut this weekend straight from releasing her new song “Good 4 U,” which dropped Friday (May 14). She’ll live-debut “Good 4 U” — the third song she’s released ahead of her highly anticipated debut album Sour, due May 21 — on SNL for the first time while performing alongside host Keegan-Michael Key. […]

Universal Music’s Spotify Stock Could Be Worth $2B

Universal Music Group still owned 6.487 million shares of Spotify — or 3.37% of outstanding shares — on Dec. 31, according to detailed financial results the company disclosed Wednesday in anticipation to being publicly traded by the end of September. On Dec. 31, 2020, Spotify closed at $314.66 per share but has fallen since and […]

Jesy Nelson Debuts Icy Blonde Hair: See the Pics

Jesy Nelson is turning over a new page after departing from Little Mix, and it comes with a new hair color: She debuted her platinum locks Friday (May 14). The 29-year-old singer showed off her new icy color in three Instagram pictures, captioning the first picture “No rain no flowers” before feeding her fans with […]

The Clark Sisters & Snoop Dogg Top Gospel Airplay Chart With ‘His Love’

The Clark Sisters’ “His Love,” featuring Snoop Dogg, rules Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart, rising 3-1 on the ranking dated May 15. In the tracking week ending May 10, it increased by 15% in plays, according to MRC Data. “His Love” is the third Gospel Airplay No. 1 for The Clark Sisters and the first for […]