In what would be the first definitive biopic of the hip-hop star and pop culture icon, Universal Pictures is developing a film about the life of Snoop Dogg. The film marks the first project under Snoop’s newly formed Death Row Pictures, with Allen Hughes on board to direct and Joe Robert Cole set to write the script. Snoop will produce …
Drake has secured a major bag with his latest record deal. According to Variety, the 6 God inked a fresh contract to re-sign with Universal Music Group that could fetch him around $400 million. UMG CEO Lucian Grainge described the contract as an “expansive, multi-faceted deal” during an earnings call that will cover Drizzy’s “recordings, publishing, merchandise and visual …
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Universal Music Group claims not as many masters were lost as originally reported. Back in June, The New York Times Magazine reported that over 500,000 song titles had been lost during a fire in 2008; however, what was most alarming was that that information was never disclosed to the artists. Tupac Shakur, Eminem (who luckily backed up his masters just …
They’re giving makeovers to your favorite TBT’s. Over the course of the years, and as technology keeps progressively getting better and better, old throwback visuals that were once so dear to us, start to appear even more dated and low quality. So most of you will be glad to hear that Universal Records and YouTube have formed a new partnership, …
2Pac’s estate is listed among the plaintiffs in the $100 million lawsuit against UMG. According to legal documents that passed before the eyes of the New York Times, Tupac Shakur’s estate has taken definitive action against Universal Music Group over their culpability in a 2008 fire that eradicated the master recordings of a whole slew of legendary performers: Eminem, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and Snoop …
Eminem was said to have been affected by the massive 2008 fire. One of the biggest stories this week pertains to a fire that happened over a decade ago. A number of legends were named in a report that claims that over 500,000 master recordings were destroyed in a 2008 fire at Universal Studios. At the time of the incident, …
Logic confirmed the worldwide administration deal. Logic just scored big. Reports by AllHipHop indicate that the Maryland rapper just inked a new deal with UMPG, Universal Music Publishing Group. Although logic remains signed to Def Jam, this exclusive deal with one of the biggest music companies to date will consist of an administration-focused on. The latter arrived shortly after the rapper released his latest …
The deal marks the end of Tiwa Savage’s seven-year arrangement with Mavin Records, the record label founded by popular music producer Don Jazzy. Here are five implications of the artist’s new deal: 1. The brand The deal means Tiwa Savage, who once toured with Mary J Blige, might be coming full circle. She worked with an American at the start …
Former Chocolate City artiste; Brymo, has revealed a unique move he made back in 2005 that is still yielding him dividends from a united states music company up till date. The singer took to Twitter to reveal in 2005 he sent a demo to Universal Records in New York and as a result of that action he is currently …
