Inside the portfolio of businesses owned by Downtown Music – the company Universal is buying for $775m
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points ...
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Universal Music Group settles trademark dispute over use of ‘Republic’ name
After three years of litigation, Universal Music Group (UMG) has settled a trademark dispute with investing platform OpenDeal, which does ...
Universal Music Publishing boss Jody Gerson to receive GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Award
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson will be presented with the 2025 GRAMMY Salute to Industry ...
4 observations on… Downtown’s $775 million sale to Universal Music Group
“Last Christmas, I gave you my heart. But the very next…” *RECORD SUDDENLY SCRATCHES*We interrupt this cozy festive tableau to ...
Universal, Warner team up with Realize Music for wellness-through-singing VR app
A new venture founded by music, gaming, and wellness experts is launching a virtual reality app designed to harness the ...
Universal Music Group inks strategic partnership with advertising giant WPP
The world’s largest music rights company is teaming up with one of the world’s largest ad agencies.Universal Music Group has ...
get $200 off the Universal Audio Apollo Twin X DUO interface – AND get $2,289 worth of UAD plugins absolutely free
Black Friday might be over, but we’re well and truly in the thick of Cyber Weekend, and that means there’s ...
Drake, in Second Action Against Universal Music Group, Claims Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Is Defamatory
Drake has filed a second legal petition against Universal Music Group (UMG), this time claiming the company should have prevented ...
Drake files ANOTHER petition accusing Universal of ‘inappropriate business practices’ to turn Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’ into a mega-hit. Read the full filing here.
This is turning into one heck of a dispute.On Monday (November 25), Drake, via his company Frozen Moments LLC, accused ...
‘Super-Premium’ music subscription tiers coming in 2025, and 3 other things we learned from Universal Music’s Boyd Muir at the Morgan Stanley conference
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events ...
