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Cent files a lawsuit against his ex, UMG hits back at Salt-N-Pepa, Sean Kingston's mom wants leniency and more in this music ...
Universal Music Group unit Virgin Music Group's $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music may hinder competition and remove ...
UMG said it's filed for 15 patents through the partnership already, including one related to AI threat protection.
UMG's Downtown deal has hit another snag, as the European Commission announced it would launch a bigger investigation into the attempted acquisition.
As previously reported by MBW, the UMG-Downtown deal did not meet the EU’s standard turnover thresholds that would typically ...
Universal Music Group has formed a strategic partnership with IP asset management, investment and advisory firm Liquidax ...
The world’s largest music rights company confirmed in a press release on Monday evening (July 21) that it has “confidentially ...
Drake initially filed his lawsuit against UMG in January 2025, accusing the music giant of knowingly defaming him. His ...
The European Commission has confirmed it will now carry out an in-depth investigation into Universal Music Group’s proposed Downtown acquisition.
Salt-N-Pepa are battling UMG for their master recordings, but the label claims the rap duo never actually held the copyrights ...
Universal Music Group (UMG) responded to Salt-N-Pepa ’s effort to regain control of their masters for their albums. In the ...
Both parties have issued their lists of people who could potentially be hit with subpoenas to testify in the ongoing case ...