Jem Aswad

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Music Industry Moves: Universal Music Partners With NVIDIA on AI Music-Discovery, More

Universal Music Group, which has taken a leadership role in industry relations with AI businesses and creators, has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to pioneer what it describes as responsible AI...

‘Stranger Things’ and Prince: The Complicated Road to Bringing ‘When Doves Cry’ and ‘Purple Rain’ to the Show’s Finale

Securing the rights to use a song in film or TV is a challenging and expensive task — and the more iconic the song, the more challenging and expensive the clearance...

Howie Klein, Top Executive at Sire and Reprise Records, DJ and Political Activist, Dies at 77

Howie Klein, a veteran record executive, radio DJ and political activist who was a leader in the famously artist-friendly Warner Music family during its golden era of the 1980s and early...

A Brief Conversation With Rob Reiner About Fathers, Friendship and Living a Good Life

I interviewed Rob Reiner twice in the last six months, both times about “Spinal Tap” — once solo and once with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, his longtime friends...

The Best Music Books of 2025: Cameron Crowe, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne and More

We say this every year, but any list of the year’s best music books is even more of a losing proposition than best albums or songs, primarily because of the time...

Music Industry Moves: HYBE Partners With Tyla Managers Brandon Hixon and Colin Gayle

HYBE has announced a significant expansion into the rapidly growing African music market through a new global management partnership with two influential voices shaping African and diaspora music: Brandon Hixon and...

The Weeknd Closes Catalog Partnership With Lyric Capital Said to Be in $1 Billion Range, ‘Unique’ Deal ‘Sets New Standard for Artist Equity and...

The Weeknd and Lyric Capital Group have closed a deal forming a business venture together wherein Lyric has invested in the artist’s music catalog from inception through 2025, reps for the...

Music Industry Moves: Rosé Signs With WME in All Areas

Blackpink member Rosé, who was named Variety’s Global Hitmaker of the Year at our Hitmakers event last weekend, is now represented by WME worldwide in all areas of her music career....

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