Universal Music Group will acquire a 25.8% interest in Chord Music Partners for $240 million.
The deal with KKR and Dundee Partners, the investment office of the Hendel family, values ...
Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studio has partnered with Samsung TV Plus on the launch of GIGS, a new channel exclusive first to Samsung users in the UK.
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Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl has addressed the breakdown in relations between Universal Music Group and TikTok.
The WMG leader spoke about the row during the Warner Music earnings ...
A2IM is the latest music industry organisation to support UMG’s stance on TikTok.
It follows interventions in the debate from Downtown, Primary Wave and the National Music Publishers Association.
Michelle Jubelirer has resigned as chair & CEO of Capitol Music Group (CMG), Universal Music Group has announced.
It follows a restructuring of UMG’s labels in the US, which ...
Last week UMG and TikTok failed to reach a new licensing agreement, prompting the major’s music to be pulled from the app and a war of words.
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The music industry has been closely watching the dispute between UMG and TikTok that emerged in the past week.
Just ahead of the Grammy celebrations, UMG’s recordings were pulled ...
TikTok users have found the platform a very different experience so far this month.
Since the war of words between UMG and TikTok over their licensing renewal dispute, recordings ...
UMG has restructured its US organisational model for recorded music with greater responsibilities for senior executives John Janick and Monte Lipman.
The changes were outlined in a memo from Universal ...
Universal Music Group plans to implement job cuts in the months ahead.
Ahead of its financial results for 2023, UMG has confirmed plans for "efficiencies", following a report by Bloomberg. ...