Introducing UMG the Patent Licensor: Major Label’s ‘Music IP Holdings’ JV Licenses 24+ AI Patents to Udio and GRAI, Targets ‘Widespread Adoption’ With Online Portal 13 months…
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UMG Says It Owes ‘Nothing’ to the American Federation of Musiciansas Legal Barbs Fly Following Udio AI Licensing Deal Two weeks after the American Federation of Musicians…
Ricardo Montaner Sues UMG In Both the US and Venezuela In Latest Copyright Termination Battle Singer Ricardo Montaner is suing UMG in two jurisdictions over the master…
UMG spends $290M buying back stock from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square – amid fund’s exit from music company Universal Music Group has bought back EUR €250 million…
George Clinton Sues UMG for Allegedly ‘Withholding Royalties in Excess of $1.1 Million’ Under 1980 Agreement Parliament and Funkadelic frontman George Clinton has fired off a lawsuit…
Pershing Square Plots Up to $10 Billion IPO Amid UMG Takeover Attempt — Proceeds Would Be ‘Fully Invested in a Matter of Weeks,’ Bill Ackman Says As…
Will Pershing’s $64 Billion UMG Deal Actually Happen? Ackman Plans to Pay Artists $868 Million from UMG’s Spotify Stake, While Reworking Lucian Grainge’s ‘Complicated’ Contract Pershing Square’s…
UMG Is Now In the Beach Club Business With a Brand-New Division and JV — Anyone Need Some UMusic UV 100 Sunscreen®? UMG enters a new era…
Done deal: UMG’s Downtown acquisition approved by EU competition regulator It’s a done deal. The European Commission has approved Universal Music Group‘s proposed $775 million acquisition of Downtown…
Salt-N-Pepa Lawsuit Against UMG Dismissed by Federal Judge Over Technical Contract Details Salt-N-Pepa’s copyright lawsuit against Universal to regain their masters was dismissed by a federal judge…
UMG, Splice Ink AI-Focused Licensing & Content Collaboration Deal Universal Music Group (UMG) has inked an agreement to collaborate on the exploration of AI-powered music creation tools…
Drake’s UMG Appeal Set to Begin with Court-Ordered Mediation Session—Though a Settlement Seems Unlikely Drake’s appeal in his case against UMG is rolling forward, beginning with a…
Vexing Questions Swirl Around UMG’s Groundbreaking Udio Deal — Grainge, Help Us Out Here? Universal Music Group’s momentous deal with Udio certainly feels like a game-changer —…
UMG Bags the Big One With Udio! Here’s Everything We Know About This Earth-Shattering Deal As the paint dries on a groundbreaking deal between Universal Music Group…
UMG Decisively Shuts Down Anitta Infringement Claim Over “Funk Rave” A federal judge has ruled against two songwriters who claimed Brazilian pop star Anitta ripped off their…
UMG’s CEO Lays It All Out on AI Negotiations—’Nearly A Dozen’ Serious Negotiations Happening, AI Slop Cleanup Underway, and Lines Drawn in the Sand Universal Music Group…
Federal Judge Dismisses Drake’s Billion-Dollar Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG — Potentially Ending the Biggest Rap Battle In History Drake’s defamation lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar’s diss…
It’s Not Just His Contract: Drake’s Attorneys Also Want Access to Kendrick Domestic Violence Claims Drake wants UMG to hand over the label’s contract with Kendrick Lamar—but…
Drake’s Lawyers Demand Emails and Texts of UMG CEO Lucian Grainge — And a Copy of Kendrick Lamar’s Recording Contract Drake’s legal team demands access to emails…
Court Grants Drake’s Motion to Serve Kojo Menne Asamoah in UMG Lawsuit Drake’s motion to subpoena Kojo Menne Asamoah in his defamation suit against UMG has been…
European Commission Reportedly Preps ‘Full-Scale, Four-Month Investigation’ Into UMG’s Proposed Downtown Purchase The EU is reportedly set to ramp up its investigation into Universal Music Group’s proposed…
Drake’s Lawyers List 63 Potential Witnesses In Defamation Suit Against UMG—Lucian Grainge, Jody Gerson, Monte Lipman, Many More Could Get Dragged Into Court or Deposed Drake’s monster…
European Commission Moves Forward With Review of UMG’s Downtown Acquisition, Sets July Deadline for Initial Decision The EU review of Universal Music’s proposed Downtown Music buyout is…
It Gets Crazier: UMG Allegedly Threatened to Block Pop Smoke’s Posthumous Album Over Drake Diss Lyrics UMG allegedly threatened to nix Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album over…