‘If Drake Goes Independent, the Music Business Is Done,’ Says United Masters’ Steve Stoute

Erwin Oropesa 2 weeks ago

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Steve Stoute shared some powerful words about Drake during a panel held on Friday (July 17). The two-day virtual SelectCon conference featured conversations with key players in the realms of entrepreneurship, music marketing, sports, personal finance, and other music industry topics.

Stoute is an entrepreneur and author who has previously worked at Sony Music and Interscope Geffen A&M before going on to create his own marketing agency, Translation, and launching music distribution platform United Masters. His resume includes producing albums for Nas, Mariah Carey, working with Gwen Stefani and Enrique Iglesias, and executive producing 2002’s Academy Award-winning “8 Mile” film and soundtrack, starring Eminem.

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New York Fed President John Williams speaks with Yahoo Finance [Transcript]

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John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, spoke with Yahoo Finance on July 16 to discuss the U.S. economic outlook and what may lie ahead for Fed policy.

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JOHN WILLIAMS: Great Brian, good to see you.

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Joe Biden’s controversial tax hikes are not anti-business: former Obama insider

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