Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music Group has announced the launch of Universal Arabic Music (UAM), a newly created label dedicated to discovering, introducing and championing the artists, sounds and rich musical culture of the Middle East & North Africa region to audiences around the world.
Republic Records and its parent company UMG founded the new label in partnership with music executive Wassim “Sal” Slaiby (pictured above, left), whose SalXCo manages the Weeknd, Doja Cat, Brandy, French Montana, Belly and others.The new label was unveiled today by UMG Chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge (pictured above, center), Republic Records Founder and CEO Monte Lipman (above, right), and Slaiby, who will serve as founder and CEO of Universal.
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