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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Entertainment
Lauren Del Fabbro

Universal Music Group in deal to manage Beatles merchandise ahead of biopics

The Beatles during their 1968 Mad Day Out photoshoot (Apple Corps Ltd/Universal Music Group/PA) -

Universal Music Group (UMG) will mange The Beatles’ merchandise and licensing in a new deal that comes ahead of the upcoming biopics.

The partnership between the entertainment giant – which represents stars including Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar – and the group’s company, Apple Corps Ltd, will see UMG manage the rock band’s physical and digital merchandise, licensing and e-commerce on behalf of the band.

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