Sony Music and UMG form NINE BY NINE music festivals joint venture in Japan
Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group have established a joint venture in Tokyo aimed at producing music festivals across ...
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From Pershing Square’s $64 billion bid for UMG to Wireless Festival’s Kanye West cancellation… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit ...
Bill Ackman thinks he’ll convince UMG shareholders to take his deal. JP Morgan isn’t so sure.
Universal Music Group confirmed on Tuesday (April 7) that its board received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Bill Ackman‘s Pershing ...
Bill Ackman confident he’ll win over UMG shareholders to $64 billion bid, says Bolloré response was ‘music to my ears’
Bill Ackman told investors on Tuesday (April 7) that he expects “overwhelming shareholder support” for Pershing Square‘s $64 billion takeover ...
Yale Law School scholars back UMG in Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ defamation fight, arguing rapper ‘consented’ to Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics
Two amicus briefs filed on Friday (April 3) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit have ...
UMG and Believe settle lawsuit that alleged ‘industrial-scale’ copyright infringement of Universal’s music
Universal Music Group and Believe have settled the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the Paris-headquartered music company and its distribution ...
Mandopop superstar Jay Chou is about to release his new album ‘Children of the Sun’ via UMG, led by a $2.8M music video. The timing couldn’t be more significant.
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events ...
UMG puts US listing plans on hold
Universal Music Group has put its plans for a secondary listing on a US stock exchange on hold, citing turbulent ...
Salt-N-Pepa file notice of appeal over UMG lawsuit dismissal, with ‘Blurred Lines’ lawyer as counsel
Grammy-winning rap duo Salt-N-Pepa have filed a notice of appeal against the dismissal of their lawsuit against Universal Music Group ...
UMG, ABKCO win copyright case against UK filmmaker over docs about The Rolling Stones, other artists
Music companies ABKCO and Universal Music Group won partial summary judgment against a UK-based documentary production company in a copyright ...
