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Indie Music Leaders Organize Against UMG-Downtown Deal With New Campaign: ‘A Serious Threat’
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Indie Music Leaders Organize Against UMG-Downtown Deal With New Campaign: ‘A Serious Threat’

The "100 Voices" campaign argues that the proposed acquisition "would narrow the range of voices, styles and cultures that reach the public."

Leaders across indie music are once again teaming up to speak out against Universal Music Group’s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings with a new campaign.

Dubbed “100 Voices,” the campaign argues that the deal, which is currently the subject of an investigation by the European Commission, “poses a serious threat to competition, diversity and fair access across the music industry,” according to a press release. Downtown operates distribution platforms FUGA and CD Baby, the royalty accounting service Curve and the indie publishing admin services provider Songtrust, among others — all of which are heavily utilized by independent labels and artists.

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