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Longtime WMG Dance Exec Bart Cools Departing: ‘He Can Close a Deal On Monday & Be At the Club at 6 a.m. On Saturday’
Cools has been with the label for 13 years and is currently its executive vp of global A&R and marketing for dance music.
What happened
According to Billboard’s source item, Longtime WMG Dance Exec Bart Cools Departing: ‘He Can Close a Deal On Monday & Be At the Club at 6 a.m. On Saturday’, Cools has been with the label for 13 years and is currently its executive vp of global A&R and marketing for dance music.
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- Longtime WMG Dance Exec Bart Cools Departing: ‘He Can Close a Deal On Monday & Be At the Club at 6 a.m. On Saturday’Billboard - 2026-05-22T19:39:56+00:00
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