Overseeing Universal Music Group UK’s innovative new Audience & Media Division and its International Marketing department respectively, presidents Rebecca Allen and Nickie Owen have a crucial role to play ...
Los Angeles-based music technology company Klay Vision has closed separate AI licensing agreements with all three major music companies.
“These agreements establish terms on which Klay will help further evolve ...
Universal Music Group has announced its financial results for the third quarter covering the three months to September 30, 2025.
Revenue for the third quarter of 2025 was €3.02 billion, ...
Universal Music Group and AI-powered music creation platform Udio have announced “industry-first” strategic agreements.
The companies have settled copyright infringement litigation and will collaborate on an “innovative, commercial music creation, ...
A new paper published by IMPALA predicts that the proposed Downtown acquisition by UMG’s Virgin Music carries “significant risks for both the quantity and diversity of independent releases”.
Entitled Universal/Downtown ...
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 ...
Universal Music Group UK has celebrated British talent on the global stage.
In the US, the major staged an exclusive showcase in Los Angeles with performances from Olivia Dean, FLO, ...
Spotify has revealed plans to collaborate with Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Merlin and Believe to develop responsible AI products.
The streaming giant said that these ...
Sir Lucian Grainge has confirmed that UMG is in talks with a dozen different companies on “significant new products and service plans that hold promise for a dramatic expansion of ...
A federal judge in the US has dismissed a defamation lawsuit Drake brought against Universal Music Group.
Judge Jeannette A Vargas rejected the lawsuit in a written opinion that ...
