UMG Downtown Deal Sparks Forceful Memos From Virgin CEOs, Indie Execs
UMG’s Downtown deal sparked forceful memos and open letters from Virgin Records co-CEOs and, now, hundreds ofindie music executives.| Billboard
UMG’s Downtown deal sparked forceful memos and open letters from Virgin Records co-CEOs and, now, hundreds ofindie music executives.| Billboard
Dan is the director of business news at Billboard, overseeing all coverage of the music business, from record labels to publishers to touring to radio and digital service providers. He has closely covered the music industry for more than a decade, including five years as the lead beat reporter covering the record-label business for Billboard, and has written cover stories on Eminem, Lil Wayne, Pusha T, the Marley family, Lucian Grainge and the estate of Whitney Houston. Dan has also written e...| Billboard
Liz is Billboard’s senior finance correspondent, covering all things money in the music business. She is drawn to stories that help readers understand the economics at play for artists today — such as how much money Charli XCX earned from brat summer — and that highlight the financial industry’s influence on artists and music, such as the global private equity giant Blackstone’s growing portfolio of music companies and catalogs. Before Billboard, Liz spent a decade covering Wall Str...| Billboard
