Universal Music Group Pushes Back on Spotify’s Bundling
Since early 2024, Spotify has been ramming nearly every subscriber into a cut-rate ‘bundled’ package involving music and audiobooks — ...
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Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing deal. It remedies Spotify’s infamous US ‘audiobook bundle’ royalty discount in UMG payouts, say MBW sources
Big news from the land of MBW’s well-connected industry sources: Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing ...
Confirmed: Spotify and Universal have a new deal – including a direct agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group in the US
It’s official: as MBW reported earlier, Spotify and Universal Music Group have inked a new multi-year licensing agreement.Both sides of ...
Court rejects crucial part of Limp Bizkit’s claim in $200m lawsuit against Universal Music Group
A US federal court has handed Universal Music Group (UMG) a partial victory in a closely-watched lawsuit brought by Limp ...
Drake’s deal is up for renegotiation in 2025, and other revelations from his lawsuit against Universal Music
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points ...
From Drake suing Universal Music to TikTok facing a US ban… 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 our headlines ...
Universal Music Group to list on US exchange; Pershing Square to sell $500m stock to make it happen
Universal Music Group (UMG) announced Wednesday (January 15) that Pershing Square Holdings, led by billionaire investor Bill Ackman, has requested ...
Universal Music hits back at Drake, says he ‘seeks to weaponize the legal process to silence an artist’s creative expression’
Universal Music Group has responded to a defamation lawsuit filed by Drake earlier today (January 15).Within the lawsuit, the superstar ...
Universal cancels all Grammy-related events; major will redirect funds to those affected by Los Angeles wildfires
The Grammys might be going ahead on Sunday, February 2 – but Universal Music Group‘s array of traditional Grammy Week ...
Universal Music Group and Amazon Music ink new deal, including exclusive content… and with ‘Streaming 2.0’ at its heart
Universal Music Group (UMG) and Amazon Music have jointly announced a renewed worldwide licensing agreement today (December 23).According to a ...
