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On April 27, 1976, the three country legends shared the stage for the very first time during a taping of Dolly!, Parton’s short-lived but memorable syndicated variety series. At the time, each woman was carving out her own path in the music world.

Interscope Records quietly dropped D4vd last year, and UMG has helped some artists remove their songs with the singer from streaming platforms.

"This initial $100 million represents the first phase of a broader, long-term commitment to building a scaled global catalog business," Avex Music Group CEO Brandon Silverstein said.

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The Oscar winner was spotted in the music festival’s crowd singing along to “You Better Run” from his son’s band, Something Out West

Finding his Spotify playlists increasingly sprinkled with tracks he suspected were AI generated, the Leipzig-based software developer built a tool to automatically label and block them from his listening.