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Universal Music Group (UMG) expands its base with the launch Universal Music Group Nigeria. This movement marks the first time that UMG representation from two continents (U.S. and Africa) have combined to sign and release African artists globally, supporting artists from West African countries such as Nigeria, Ghana Gambia, and more. This expansion ultimately creates new opportunities for international exposure. Based in Lagos, UMG Nigeria will be led by executive, Ezegozie

Drake's latest album, Scorpion, is taking digital music streams to an all-time high by going platinum on the first day of release and soaring to over 1 billion streams worldwide in its first week…and growing! This surpasses Post Malone’s record for the most single-day album streams. According to Billboard.com, Drake now owns four of the top 10 streaming weeks ever for an album. The “Nice for What” artist is a force to be reckoned with given that he’s the industry’s highest b

So, a few months back, I blogged about Cardi B’s first big lawsuit with her former manager, Klenord “Shaft” Raphael who was suing her for breach of contract, unjust enrichment and defamation, alleging damages in the amount of $10 million. Welp, Cardi fired back. She alleges breach of contract for failure to appoint a business manager, failure to provide accounting and accurate payments, and breach of fiduciary duty in her countercomplaint. Her damages are speculative, as she