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Our Chief Executive Talks to Billboard on Labels’ Streaming Equity and Why a Lack of Transparency Is Causing Mistrust

23 February 2016

On February 4th during an earnings call, Warner Music Group CEO Stephen Cooper told investors that in the event that the company receives cash proceeds from selling its equity stakes in streaming services – it will share the revenue with its artists.

Just hours later Sony Music made the same pledge and we called on Universal to do the same.

Our Chief Executive has spoken to Billboard, you can read the full article here.

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