Is the Drake v. UMG Feud Killing Major Label Diss Tracks? Pusha T Says Def Jam Refused to Release a Kendrick Lamar Guest Verse Let the Drake…
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Drake Legal Team Fires Back Against UMG in Discovery Dispute, Says ‘Not Like Us’ Caused ‘Millions’ to Believe the Rapper Is Actually a Pedophile Do millions believe…
At least 50 UMG employees ‘totally displaced’ by Los Angeles wildfires; Sir Lucian Grainge pledges ‘range of efforts to support those affected’ Musicians and music industry workers…
Over 600 Artists Demand UMG Drop Its $621 Million Lawsuit Against Internet Archive More than 600 artists have signed an open letter demanding UMG and other music…
UMG Investor Pershing Square Holdings Is Leaving Euronext Amsterdam—Will UMG Follow? Israeli soccer fans were assaulted in a series of antisemitic attacks from young people specifically targeted…
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, UMG, and BMG Beat ‘Living in a Ghost Town’ Infringement Suit Appeal on Jurisdictional Grounds Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, BMG, and Universal Music…
UMG, WMG, Sony Music File Litigation Against AI MusicServices Suno and Udio for Massive Copyright Infringement The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), on behalf of its…
Lucian Grainge, UMG Dropped From Rodney Jones vs. Diddy Sexual Assault Lawsuit Rodney Jones’ lawyer is dismissing allegations made against UMG CEO Lucian Grainge, UMG Recordings, and…
UMG Reportedly Capitalizes on Pandora Royalties With Significant Calculation Changes – Will the Other Majors Follow? A new report is shedding light on the revenue effects of…
UMG Layoffs Quickly Commence Following Q4 Earnings Release — Affecting Mid-Level Team Members and Multi-Decade Execs Alike Following ample speculation – and about six weeks after confirming…
Lagos-Based Mavin Global Sells Majority Stake to UMG, Plans to Elevate ‘African Music to New Heights
Lagos-Based Mavin Global Sells Majority Stake to UMG, Plans to Elevate ‘African Music to New Heights on the Global Stage’ Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced the…
What Are the Limits of AI-Generated Music? The Answer Is Critical for Superstar Factories Like UMG Can AI create a superstar on the level of Elvis, Prince,…
UMG Had the Chutzpah to Stand Up to TikTok — Too Bad Warner Music Group Won’t Be Joining Them While Universal Music Group is rallying plenty of…
Let the Muting Begin: Creators Speak Out As TikTok Axes Uploads’ Audio Due to UMG Licensing Dispute Let the muting begin: Amid a high-profile licensing dispute between…
UMG Is Quietly Pushing SoundExchange Aside and Taking Over Performer Payouts — New Report Says A new report suggests Universal Music Group is changing how it pays royalties on…
Is This the Start of AI Whack-a-Mole? UMG Quickly Rips Down a Viral AI-Generated Drake/The Weeknd 'Collaboration' A viral AI-generated ‘collaboration’ between Drake and The Weeknd was…
UMG Retreads Lucian Grainge’s Contract With a Big Salary Chop — And Bigger Stock Incentives UMG retreads Lucian Grainge’s contract through May 1, 2028, with a big…
UMG-Tidal Collaboration Extends to Deezer and Video-Sharing Services: ‘The Artist-Centric Approach Is Not Limited Solely to Streaming’ Towards January’s end, after its CEO kicked off 2023 by…
PIAS founders explain why they sold 49% of their company to UMG The battle lines in our industry have been redrawn. – by Murray Stassen / Music Business…
UMG Employee Says He Was Fired Following Roe v. Wade Mass Email — UMG Responds A UMG employee says he was fired for speaking up about abortion…
UMG faces looming battle over copyright termination At issue in the cases is the alleged refusal of both UMG and Sony to honor the termination right when it…
Sir Lucian Grainge's 2022 message to UMG staff: 'We're at the beginning of a new wave of growth' In a memo seen by Music Week, UMG’s leader…
UMG Reportedly Modifying Artist Agreements to Prevent Taylor Swift-Style Re-Recordings Universal Music Group (UMG) has reportedly modified its artist agreements to prevent signed acts from re-recording their work –…
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