Music Industry Moves: Xavi Signs With Universal Publishing; Ellie Goulding Returns to WME; UTA Inks Top Filipino Group SB19

Here's this week's music industry shuffle: Xavi, the rising música mexicana star, just signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group. His single 'La Diabla' from the new album 'Dosis' has racked up over one billion streams. The artist also holds the distinction of being the youngest-ever ASCAP Latin Music Award recipient. In other moves, pop's Ellie Goulding returned to management at WME, and the Filipino group SB19 signed with UTA.

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