MBW Weekly Round-up: Universal Music Cuts Jobs, Spotify Sees Catalog Surge

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Music Business Worldwide’s latest weekly round-up highlights a fresh wave of layoffs at Universal Music Group, part of the major’s ongoing restructuring efforts. The cuts add to a string of workforce reductions across the label group in recent periods.

Also featured is news of a surge in catalog activity on Spotify, pointing to continued investor and industry interest in back-catalog recordings and publishing rights as a revenue driver.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.