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...However, Universal, whose negotiating team is led by digital chief Michael Nash and chief executive Lucian Grainge, does not view TikTok’s offers as compelling enough to agree a deal, these people said....
...Grainge has criticised this year....
..., the son of Universal Music chief Lucian Grainge — Warner Music’s rival....
...The crackdown comes as music industry power broker Lucian Grainge has spent the past few months speaking out about the proliferation of songs on platforms such as Spotify, where 100,000 new tracks are being...
...Universal chief Lucian Grainge told staff earlier this month that the industry needs “a model that supports all artists — DIY, indie and major”....
...In 2020, West demanded to be let out of his Universal contract in a series of tweets, claiming he “was told to speak with Lucian Grainge [Universal’s chief executive] . . ....
...At 34, Swift defeated a room full of them on Wednesday night, including her own label head, Universal Music chief executive Lucian Grainge, who was dethroned to the number two position in Billboard’s rankings...
...Universal Music chief executive Lucian Grainge’s annual memo to staff is an exception. His musings are closely read by equity analysts as they can set the tone for industry-wide changes....
...It is little wonder, then, that the towering figures of the business, such as Universal Music’s Lucian Grainge, have made it a key priority this year to monetise “superfans” of the biggest stars....
...John Janick, the Interscope chief executive who also signed Billie Eilish, was recently given a big promotion by Universal chief Lucian Grainge, and now runs all Universal’s west coast labels....
...In early January, Lucian Grainge returned from the holidays and fired off his New Year’s memo to Universal Music Group’s staff....
...Universal Music chief executive Lucian Grainge is under pressure from shareholders over a $100mn pay deal that has been criticised as “excessive”....
...Universal Music chief Lucian Grainge has scored his first victory in a war against “noise”....
...Lucian Grainge, chief executive of Universal Music, has been sounding the alarm. “Unchecked generative AI poses many dangers,” he told investors last month....
...It’s a concept that Universal Music chief executive Lucian Grainge has been talking about internally for years. But a former senior executive at a big streaming service was more cynical....
...Chief executive Lucian Grainge, however, told investors that streaming undervalued artists’ contributions and fan engagements as he advocated for a new economic model....
...Exclusive: Universal Music chief executive Lucian Grainge is under pressure from shareholders over a $100mn pay deal that has been criticised as “excessive”....
...None of them, he says, ever controlled as much of the industry as Lucian Grainge....
...The FT’s business and media reporters tell the dramatic tale, and introduce us to the most powerful exec in the business: Universal Chief Sir Lucian Grainge....
...The deals have also transformed the wealth of Lucian Grainge, Universal’s chief executive. He received €17m for negotiating the Tencent deal and is due to get a $150m bonus for the listing....
...Shares in Universal Music Group leapt by more than a third in their trading debut, valuing the world’s biggest label at €45.5bn and delivering a $140m payday to veteran chief executive Lucian Grainge....
...In an email sent to his staff on Sunday, Lucian Grainge, UMG’s chief executive, hailed the deal with Ackman as part of a “new chapter” for the label....
...Universal Music’s chief executive Lucian Grainge says it is “as critical as gas and electricity”....
...“It’s no secret that the art of songwriting is the fundamental key to all great music,” said Lucian Grainge, chief executive of Universal Music, as it acquired Bob Dylan’s songs for $300m last year....
...The music industry’s most powerful CEO approaches his biggest act yet Universal Music’s Lucian Grainge is the most powerful executive the music industry has ever seen....
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