Universal Music Inks Major Beatles Merch Deal Ahead of Multiple Biopic Releases Universal Music and The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. announce a major merchandising partnership ahead of…
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Universal Music Repurchased Over $160 Million Worth of Its Own Stock Last Week — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around a Record-Low Price With its stock price…
Time for a Takeover? Universal Music ‘Really Needs a Reset’ and ‘Has to Do Something’ Amid Rumored Investor Concerns, Pershing’s Bill Ackman Says Universal Music Group (UMG)…
Drake Comes Out Swinging Against Universal Music in ‘Not Like Us’ Suit Appeal; Accuses UMG Of Wanting a ‘Free Pass for Defamation’ Can a diss track go…
Universal Music’s Nearly $600 Million Stock Repurchase Program Hits the Ground Running — Major Buys Back 630,000+ Shares as Board Weighs Pershing Takeover Proposal Universal Music Group…
Universal Music and Believe Reach Settlement in Copyright Infringement Dispute — $500 Million Case Dismissed With Prejudice 17 months later, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Believe have…
Universal Music Posts Mixed Q4 2025 Financials Amid Streaming Slowdown, Says It’s Shelved U.S. Listing Despite Pershing Push Universal Music Group (UMG) has posted modest Q4 2025…
European Commission Hands Down Long-Expected Approval of Universal Music’s $775 Million Downtown Acquisition — Albeit With Some ‘Conditions’ As expected, the European Commission (EC) has signed off…
Universal Music Launches a New Livestreaming Channel on Twitch — ‘Extending the Reach of Live Events Far Beyond Their Physical Locations’ UMG’s in-house creative division °1824 announces…
Universal Music acquires 30% stake in India's Excel Entertainment, valuing Bollywood production house at $267m We're only five days into 2026, and Universal Music Group has already…
Universal Music’s Artificial Intelligence Dealmaking Streak Continues With Stability AI Pact — ‘Next-Generation Professional Music Creation Tools’ Are on the Way The AI partnerships are continuing to…
Universal Music Posts Modest Q3 2025 Recorded Streaming Growth Amid Ad-Supported Slip, Confirms New ‘Streaming 2.0’ Agreement With YouTube Universal Music has reported a 5.3% year-over-year (YoY)…
Universal Music Triumphs In Dutch Streaming Royalty Lawsuit Universal does not have to pay Dutch musicians Arriën Molema, Henk Westbroek, and Marinus de Goederen substantially more on…
SIGRID RETURNS WITH 'THERE'S ALWAYS MORE THAT I COULD SAY' Following single 'Jellyfish' that came out earlier this summer, Sigrid has officially returned with her third studio album 'There's…
SYDNEY ROSE SHARES NEW SINGLE “I STOPPED TRYING” FEATURING DELANEY BAILEY - LISTEN HERE EU HEADLINE TOUR THIS AUTUMN INCLUDING DATE AT ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY HALL FOLLOWING TWO SOLD-OUT…
Universal Music Fires Back Against Drake’s Discovery Demands for Lucian Grainge’s Emails, Kendrick Lamar’s Recording Contract, and More Let the discovery dispute continue: Amid an ugly “Not…
Universal Music Posts Q2 2025 Streaming Growth and Physical Slide, Confirms Talks Involving ‘So Many, If Not All’ Key AI Companies Universal Music Group (UMG) has reported…
Universal Music Officially Files for Secondary U.S. Stock Listing — London-Listed Shares Are Up 30% from July 2024 Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially moved forward with…
Universal Music Looks ‘To Greatly Expand’ Its AI Patent Portfolio Under Liquidax Capital Partnership
Universal Music Looks ‘To Greatly Expand’ Its AI Patent Portfolio Under Liquidax Capital Partnership — Establishes Licensing-Focused ‘Music IP Holdings’ Introducing Universal Music Group the patent licensor:…
Universal Music Downplays Velvet Sundown’s Rapid Rise — But Has the Crackdown Started? An Upcoming Album Release Countdown Is Suddenly MIssing on Spotify Universal Music Group is…
200+ Indie Execs Urge European Commission to Launch ‘Phase Two’ Investigation Into Universal Music’s Downtown Purchase North of 200 indie execs are urging the European Commission to…
Universal Music Fires Back Against Salt-N-Pepa’s ‘Unreasonable Demands,’ Says It’s ‘Committed to Working Towards an Amicable Resolution’ Let the copyright-recapture battle intensify: Universal Music is firing back…
Salt-N-Pepa Sue Universal Musi cfor Termination Rights to Their Catalog, Including Hits Like ‘Push It’ and ‘Shoop’ Salt-N-Pepa is suing Universal Music Group for the rights to…
Universal Music Calls Drake a Hypocrite as Ugly Defamation Lawsuit Drags On—UMG Dismisses Latest Action as ‘Legal Blather’ and Full of ‘Wild Conspiracies’ Universal Music Group has…