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The world's largest music group Universal owes artists «transparency» over revelations that a 2008 fire devoured some 500,000 recordings in its care, its chief said in an internal memo. Universal Music Group CEO and chairmaUniversal owes artists ‘transparency’ after fire destroyed roughly 500,000 recordings
The world's largest music group Universal owes artists «transparency» over revelations that a 2008 fire devoured some 500,000 recordings in its care, its chief said in an internal memo. Universal Music Group CEO and chairman Lucian Grainge released the note to staff Tuesday following a bombshell New York Times magazine investigation that found the blaze tore through a warehouse housing irreplaceable master recordings spanning decades. The work of stars including Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny and Cher, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Janet Jackson, Nirvana and Tupac was reportedly engulfed in the flames. ...Keep on reading: Universal owes artists ‘transparency’ after fire destroyed roughly 500,000 recordings Read more