Universal Music, home to Taylor Swift, to reportedly cut hundreds of jobs

Universal Music Group, home of billionaire singer Taylor Swift, plans layoffs that can number in the hundreds this year, a company spokesperson said Friday. The job cuts, which are expected in the first quarter, will mostly be in its recorded music division, Bloomberg News reported earlier in the day. UMG did not comment on the exact number of jobs it may be cutting as the world’s largest record label joins a wave of company’s that have announced layoffs this year. As of 2022, the company had nearly 10,000 employees globally, as stated in that year’s annual report. The company’s third-quarter revenue — fueled by Swift, who’s “Era’s…