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Brit Beat: Universal Music U.K. Looks Ahead After David Joseph’s Surprise Exit
In this month's Brit Beat, UMG UK looks ahead after longtime chief David Joseph's exit; English Teacher's managers discuss group's breaktout success.
Nonetheless, he was hands-on behind the scenes throughout his tenure; Variety sources say he was personally involved in successful efforts to persuade Take That – one of the U.K.’s biggest acts and one that Joseph had worked with since the 1990s – not to leave the Universal stable for another home ahead of most recent album, “This Life.” He worked with then-Decca Records President Rebecca Allen – now the leader of Universal U.K.’s new audience and media division – and current co-presidents Laura Monks and Tom Lewis to establish Decca as a multi-genre label with notable success. BLiM CEO Charisse Beaumont recently gave evidence to the London Assembly’s Economy, Culture & Skills Committee about the licensing procedure for live shows, raising concerns that the system is biased against artists and promoters from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
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