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Spoꦉtify, Universal ꦬMusic Group strike global licensing deal
Universal Music Group and music streaming giant Spotify 🌸inked a multiyear global licensing pact🅰 on Wednesday.
🍷 Apple reportedly inks deals with major music labels
Apple has sealed multi-year licensing deals with major music labels like Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music in recent months, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing fo♏ur people... ♔
'This is Spinal Tap' creators, UMG strike deal on soundtrack rights
The creators of m🐓ockumentary “This is Spinal Tap” have settled a contentious, 3-year-old legal battle with Universal Music Group in a deal that will eventually give the comed⛎ians back the...
Universal Music Group🎶 attracting new bidders after $33B valuation
Two months after Universal Music Group rocked the music world with a $33 billion valuation tied to an impending investment, its parent company revealed that other investors may want in... 🤡
Chinese firm in talks to bu♌y stake ♒in Universal Music Group
One of the winne♋rs of a potential $3.36 billion deal for a stake in Universal Music Group is Vincent Bollore, who controlsღ the French conglomerate that owns the music giant....
David Johansen and other artists sue Sony, UMG for song rig♔hts 🗹
Legendary New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, ”Southside Johnny” Lyon, famed guitarist Joe Ely and other musicians have sued Sony Music Entertainment and UMG Recordings for refusin🌠g to let them...
Universal Music's new acquisition means more Madonna, Bowie merch
Expect to see an influx of me𒈔rchandise from artists like Madonna, David Bowie, Aerosmith and ܫCeline Dion as Universal Music Group said Tuesday that it acquired Epic Rights, a retail...
🎉 Taylor Swift signs deal with🦩 Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group hit the trifecta Monday by signing Taylor Swift tౠo a global recording agreement within four months of cutting unprecedented deals with Elton John and tℱhe Rolling Stones....
✱ Elton John, Universal announce deal involving his husband
Elton John and Universal Music Group on Friday announced a recordeꦇd music and song publishing deal so encompassing that it includes the artist’s husband. David Furnish, who married John in...
𒆙 Lionsgate, Universal Music ink TV deal 🐓
🀅 Lionsgate and Universal Music Group are looking to the small screen. The companies on Monday announced a multiyear first-look television deal under which they will dev🙈elop original scripted and unscripted...
Universal Music Group won't go public
U꧟niversal Music Group is scrapping any plans ꦅof going public — and instead, its parent company will begin to pitch a 50 percent stake in the world’s largest music label...
The Rolling Stones ink long-term Universal extension ﷽
Thꩲe ol’ graybeards of rock keep raking in the dough. The Rolling Stones extended their 10-year deal with Universal Music Group that was due to expire on July 25, the... 🐻
Uꦍniversal Music bets on Asian pop star Kris Wu ♏
Universal Music Group is reaching to Asia for growth. The Los Angeles com🍸pany, the largest music label in the world, on Monday signed a multi-year recordi🎃ng deal with Kris Wu,...
𓂃 Vivenꦫdi considers listing Universal Music Group
Vivendi shares got a 3 percent bump on Thursday after the chief executive of the Paris conglomerate ꦐsaid it is weighing a🌜 public listing of its Universal Music Group. “We...
Enrique Iglesias sues Universal Music over stream🅺ing roಌyalties
The Latin singer claims the label has been “systematically🐽 underpaying” him. 💎
♛ M🅰usic companies plan parties for Grammy week
The music world is about to descend on Gotham for The 60th annual Grammy Awards, but not everybody is in the party spirit. Industry hands are pooh-poohing the location🍸 of...
🐈 Facebook inks music video deal with Sony Music/ATV ⛄
Facebook has signed a deal w📖ith Sony Music/ATV Publishing that will enable the social network’s users to upload and post videos of songs from artists such as Taylor Swift, Drak🌳e...
Universal Music signs ꦺmultiyear licensing deal with Facebook 🔯
Universa൲l Music Group just became the first major music label to license its recorded music and videos on Faceboo💃k. The global, multiyear deal will enable users of Facebook, as well...
𝓀YouTube signs deal with UMG, Sony over🏅 streaming policies
It seems like its all systems go for YouTube’s expected s✅ubscription music service. The Google-owned streamer on Tuesday reached a multiyear licensing deal with Universal Music Group, the world’s largest...
Y♊ouTube plans to launch a pa🍃id music-streaming service
𝕴 Alphabet Inc’s YouTube plans to introduce a paid music streaming service in March, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Record label Warner Music Group has already...