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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he pays Sting $5k every single day for sampling his hit song without permission
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he pays Sting $5k every single day for sampling his hit song without permission
By Chloe TaylorApril 6, 2023
With regulators swirling and investors rebelling, Bill Ackman rethinks plans for Universal Music
Arts & Entertainment
With regulators swirling and investors rebelling, Bill Ackman rethinks plans for Universal Music
By Thomas Seal, Nishant Kumar and BloombergJuly 19, 2021
Vivendi shareholders approve spinoff of Universal Music Group
Arts & Entertainment
Vivendi shareholders approve spinoff of Universal Music Group
By Giles Turner and BloombergJune 22, 2021
Ackman SPAC buys 10% of Universal Music for $4 billion
Finance
Ackman SPAC buys 10% of Universal Music for $4 billion
By Yueqi Yang and BloombergJune 21, 2021
Universal Music owner Vivendi in talks to sell stake to Bill Ackman’s SPAC
Arts & Entertainment
Universal Music owner Vivendi in talks to sell stake to Bill Ackman’s SPAC
By Scott Deveau, Lucas Shaw and BloombergJune 4, 2021
2018 Billboard Music Awards - Red Carpet
Arts & Entertainment
Taylor Swift Breaks Up With Her Longtime Record Label, Signs With a New One
By Emily PriceNovember 19, 2018
Page and portrait of Pavel Durov, the founder of Vkontakte social network
Tech
This Social Network Just Won Two Piracy Cases Against Major Labels
By David MeyerMarch 4, 2016
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After donating $8 billion, Steve and Connie Ballmer create three regional philanthropies so people closest to the work can decide how the money is spentplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeAugust 11, 2026
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U.S. Treasury is paying $3 billion a day in interest on national debt, says the CBO—having spent $10 billion to prop up the currency of its top lenderplaceholder alt text
By Eleanor PringleAugust 11, 2026
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Google cofounder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he losesplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 11, 2026
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