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Universal Music Group is the world’s leading music company with a broad portfolio of businesses operating in more than 60 countries. The group owns and operates major record labels, publishing, and various music-related brands, delivering a wide spectrum of music entertainment and artist collaborations globally. UMG manages extensive artist rosters and rights across recorded music, publishing, and brand partnerships, seeking to connect fans with artists through diverse channels and experiences. The company emphasizes global reach and an integrated approach to music rights, branding, and commercial opportunities for artists and labels.
UMG Blasts Drake Appeal in Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’: ‘That Is Not the Law’
Salt-N-Pepa File Notice of Appeal over UMG Lawsuit Dismissal, with ‘Blurred Lines’ Lawyer as Counsel
UMG and Believe Settle Lawsuit that Alleged ‘Industrial-Scale’ Copyright Infringement of Universal’s Music
Judges Keep Overriding Artist Safeguards Say Salt N Pepa in Latest Termination Rights Filing
Eric Church Played a Totally Unexpected Song at Opry Debut
Virgin Music Group Completes Downtown Music Holdings Acquisition
The More Nigerians Stream, the Less Their Favourite Artists Earn From Spotify
Miley Cyrus ‘Flowers’ Case Must Go to Trial, Her Accusers Say: ‘Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire’
Salt-N-Pepa File Appeal Brief Urging Court to Revive Master Recordings Case Against UMG
NVIDIA Showcases Always-On AI Assistants at GTC
Lorde Is Feeling ‘Inspired’ As a New Indie Artist
Legally Embattled AI Music Startup Suno Raises at $2.45B Valuation on $200M Revenue
Warner Music Group to Acquire Revelator; Says Indie Music Platform Will Add ‘Firepower’ to WMG’s Global Operations
Ye Just Made $33 Million in Two Nights. Will His Comeback Last?
Wyclef Jean and Jaeson Ma’s D2C Service OpenWav Launches Snafu-Backed Indie Artist Financing Platform
IMPALA Was Unhappy About UMG’s Purchase of Downtown. Now It Says WMG’s Revelator Acquisition Is ‘Bad News for Artists, Fans, and Europe’s Diversity’.
In Canada: Ontario Government Wants to Ban Resale Tickets That Exceed Face Value
The Music Industry Is All in on AI
Google Had Every Opportunity to Train Its AI Legally, but Chose to Do It on the Cheap Instead, Say Indie Musicians in New Lawsuit
Failure’s “A Way Down” Pulls Inspiration From the Cure
TikTok Teams up with Apple Music for Full-Length Streams and Listening Parties
Follow The Money: EVEN, Duetti, and The New Deal Stack
Instrument Maker Roland Launches AI Melody Generator Powered by Research From Sony Computer Science Laboratories
UK-Based Investor Independent Franchise Partners Takes 3% Stake in Universal Music Group Worth $1.2bn+
Spotify’s New Audiobook Recap Feature Uses AI to Remind You of the Story so Far
Downtown Music Completes Merger with Virgin Music
Top Private Equity News of the Week
Lucy Dickins Exiting WME After Transformative Run Leading Contemporary Music Division
Warner Music Settles Copyright Lawsuit with Udio, Signs Deal for AI Music Platform
From WMG Swooping for Revelator to UMG’s €500 Million Share Buyback Program… It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Alt-J’s Joe Newman Shares Epic Video for JJerome87 Single ‘Brush Me Like A Horse’
Tori Amos Unveils New Song “Shush” About “Lizard-Demon” Billionaire: Stream
Japanese Duo Creepy Nuts Touch Down in Sony Music’s Roblox World
Bad Bunny Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Claiming Uncleared Sample on ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Track
Drake’s Label Fires Back at Rapper in Appeals Court: ‘Astoundingly Hypocritical’
Lil Durk Murder-for-Hire Case: Lawyer Brian Steel Files to Join Rapper’s Defense Team
