Virgin Music Group has completed its acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings, following regulatory approval.
In a statement, the UMG company said the deal (valued at $775 million) ...
The European Commission has approved Virgin Music Group’s acquisition of Downtown.
The deal was first proposed in December 2024 and came with a $775 million price tag. Since then ...
Virgin Music Group has promoted Nicole Thomas to the position of managing director of South Africa. Thomas was previously co-country manager of Virgin Music Group, South Africa.
“Nicole has guided ...
The proposed acquisition of Downtown by Virgin Music Group has prompted a vocal campaign against the deal by sections of the independent community – with a recent development being a ...
On September 16, Music Week published a new interview with AIM CEO Gee Davy in which, among other subjects, she addressed the unfolding Virgin/UMG acquisition of Downtown Music and also ...
Virgin Music Group has appointed industry executive Cindy Gu as general manager of Southeast Asia.
In her new role, Gu will oversee Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam for ...
Virgin Music Group co-CEOs JT Myers and Nat Pastor have hit out at “juvenile, offensive” insinuations about the company’s role in the independent sector amid the ongoing Downtown deal.
In ...
Virgin Music Group has appointed PIAS veteran Adrian Pope to the position of executive vice president, digital business and global partner relations at the company.
In this newly created role, ...
A year of change and turbulence in the music industry is not over yet.
Virgin Music Group, the global independent music division of Universal Music Group, has today entered ...
Partisan Records has formed a global partnership with Virgin Music Group.
Under the new deal, Partisan Records’ repertoire will be distributed globally via Virgin Music Group, alongside a collaboration ...
