The Big Four Become The Big Three… Labels

Oh, you thought we were talking about the bands? Nope, they’re still intact. However, EMI’s recorded music division has been sold to Vivendi, who owns the Universal Music Group. The $1.9 billion sale of the label group from Citigroup comes ahead of the...

WMG Out Of the Running To Buy EMI

Like a spurned girl at a high school dance, EMI just can’t get picked up. Last week, there were two main suitors in the bidding war for the label group and publishing company, Universal Music Group and Len Blavatnik, who owns Warner Music Group. Now, both label...