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IMPALA and several associate national trade groups say the acquisition represents “unchecked concentration in the music market.”
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Completing the acquisition of [PIAS] “enhances our ability to support the independent artist and label community globally,” said UMG’s Boyd Muir.
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Completing the acquisition of [PIAS] “enhances our ability to support the independent artist and label community globally,” said UMG’s Boyd Muir.
The alternative rock outfit will kick-off their months-long Continental European run Sept. 24 at Rudolf Weber-Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.
The new album “bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it,” Nick Cave enthuses.
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The executives previously received the Indie Champion award at the AIM Music Awards 2022 in London.
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