Universal Music has confirmed that it is downsizing the team at its Motown label in the US, as it is integrated more closely with the major's Capitol Music Group division.
Motown sat within the Capitol Music Group previously, but then became a standalone frontline label in 2021 after a flurry of successes under its CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam. However, following Habtemariam's decision late last year to stand down from that role, Motown is moving back under the CMG banner, meaning it will utilise more of that division's services and teams than in the last couple of years.
As a result, a spokesperson for the Motown label told Billboard, "certain positions that had been created when we became a standalone label have since become duplicative. These employees are leaving the company and our People, Inclusion And Culture department is helping them find new opportunities - either within or outside of UMG".