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Republic Collective, Shivam Malhotra launch South Asian music label Ziza Records
Universal Music Group division Republic Collective has partnered with Indian music entrepreneur Shivam Malhotra’s US-based enterprise Ziza Inc. to launch Ziza Records. The multi-year joint venture will focus on developing […]
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Here’s looking at you, Def Jam… Label expands in Casablanca
Universal Music Group’s global expansion of its Def Jam label continues, following previous launches in South-East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, India, Sweden and China. Where to next? Of all the markets, in all the towns, in all […]
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UMG prices €1bn bond offering as boss makes latest AI comments
As the dust settles from its rejection of an acquisition offer by hedge-fund Pershing Square, Universal Music Group has taken its next financial step forward. It has priced €1bn of […]
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American Federation of Musicians sues majors over AI deals
US-based musicians’ union the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has launched a lawsuit against UMG and WMG over their AI deals.
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Merlin and Jamen Capital are buying Curve Royalty Systems from UMG
Universal Music Group agreed to divest (sell) Downtown Music subsidiary Curve Royalty Systems. Now we know the buyers.
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UMG’s south-east Asia moves continue with S1 partnership
Universal Music Group has been making a number of moves in south-east Asia recently. The latest is a partnership with S1 in Thailand.
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Universal Music New Zealand launches nextWAV development program
Emerging artists in Aotearoa (the Māori-language name for New Zealand) are facing “increasing challenges… cutting through both locally and internationally” according to Universal Music New Zealand. Now it’s doing something […]
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Brenda Lee’s full catalogue is finally coming to streaming services
Veteran singer Brenda Lee has 1.6 million monthly listeners on Spotify, although that figure spikes enormously in December – to more than 60m according to Chartmetric – thanks to a certain […]
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UMG joins Bolloré Group in rejecting Pershing Square offer
Well, that didn’t take long then. A couple of days after UMG shareholder the Bolloré Group firmly rejected hedge-fund Pershing Square’s acquisition bid for the major label, now UMG itself has followed […]
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OutStation to embark on 11-city promotional “road trip” across India
Indian boy band OutStation is marking its first anniversary with a 11-city “road trip” across the country from 14 to 28 June. The five-piece that was put together by Visva […]
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UMG shareholder the Bolloré Group firmly rejects Pershing Square acquisition bid
Hedge fund Pershing Square, led by Bill Ackman, made a surprise €55bn acquisition bid for Universal Music Group earlier this year.
