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NYTimes Reveals 700 Additional Artists Whose Masters Were Destroyed In Universal Warehouse Fire

Last week, Hole, Soundgarden, Steve Earle, and the estates of Tupac Shakur and Tom Petty were among those who filed a putative class action lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over a 2008 fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of master recordings in the record company’s vaults. The lawsuit came on the heels of a…

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NYTimes Reveals 700 Additional Artists Whose Masters Were Destroyed In Universal Warehouse Fire

Stereogum — Last week, Hole, Soundgarden, Steve Earle, and the estates of Tupac Shakur and Tom Petty were among those who filed a putative class action lawsuit against Universal Musi... more info

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