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Universal Music Group's top Republic and Def Jam executives exit in restructuring
Executives at Def Jam, Republic Records and Interscope are leaving Universal Music Group as it completes a plan to save about $270 million a year.
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Executives at Def Jam, Republic Records and Interscope are leaving Universal Music Group as it completes a plan to save about $270 million a year.
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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Universal Music Group’s top Republic and Def Jam executives exit in restructuring, Executives at Def Jam, Republic Records and Interscope are leaving Universal Music Group as it completes a plan to save about $270 million a year.
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