The case against the ecomm startup is the latest in an industry crackdown on commercial brands accused of using music on social media without paying for it. By Bill Donahue Universal Music Group is ...

Bill Ackman‘s hedge fund has made a bold move, proposing a $64 billion merger deal with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s largest music label. The merger would unite UMG’s impressive roster of ...

Universal Music Group saw its shares (AMS: UMG) rise more than 11% on Tuesday, following a proposal from billionaire Bill Ackman to buy the music giant through his investment firm Pershing Square ...

Drake's lawsuit over 'Not Like Us' was dismissed, UMG argues it attempted to undermine hip-hop's creative expression Drake claimed the lyrics defamed him, but court ruled the 'heated rap battle' ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Universal Music Group struck a deal with Chinese music streaming service NetEase Cloud Music, the two music companies announced Monday. The multi-year license ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced the appointment of Hannah Poferl as its chief data officer, effective immediately. She will be based in Santa Monica and report to UMG’s COO, Boyd Muir. A ...

Update: Drake’s attorney, Michael J. Gottlieb, shared a statement: “UMG wants to pretend that this is about a rap battle in order to distract its shareholders, artists and the public from a simple ...

Rachael Davies has spent six years reporting on tech and entertainment, writing for publications like the Evening Standard, Huffington Post, Dazed, and more. From niche… Derek Sein-Lwin takes home the ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) has settled its lawsuit with Udio and announced a licensed AI music creation platform launching in 2026 The new platform will be trained exclusively on authorized and ...

Payola practices are longstanding in the music industry, dating back to Universal Music Group’s $12 million settlement in 2006. When Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle” vanished from social media shortly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared is attorney for music, entertainment, and digital media. The hip-hop rivalry between Kendrick Lamar and Drake may be ...

Universal Music Group Chief Executive Lucian Grainge called Drake’s lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track “Not Like Us” a “farcical” effort that’s “groundless and indeed ridiculous.” In a ...