Universal Music Group has issued strong Q1 figures, though they only tell part of the story of the Covid-19 impact which took hold this month in many parts of ...
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Universal Music Group’s revenues in 2019 were up 14% year-on-year at constant currency to €7.159 billion (£5.95bn). The increase was 18.9% on an actual basis.
Recorded music revenues grew ...
Shawn Mendes and Lionel Richie have inducted Universal Music Group chairman/CEO Sir Lucian Grainge onto Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame.
Grainge is one of the few modern British music execs to ...
Saban Music Group (SMG) has agreed a global distribution and marketing deal with Universal Music Group.
The company launched in the summer with entertainment industry veteran Haim Saban announcing ...
Vivendi has agreed the sale of a 10% stake in Universal Music Group to a consortium led by Tencent Holdings for €3 billion (£2.55bn).
In a memo seen by Music ...
Dirty Hit has renewed its distribution partnership with Ingrooves.
The label behind The 1975, Wolf Alice, Pale Waves and Beabadoobee has signed an exclusive global digital distribution deal with ...
Universal Music Group has partnered with AirAsia Group on a new record label.
The travel and lifestyle company and major have teamed up for RedRecords, which will focus on signing, ...
Jeff Vaughn has been appointed as president of Capitol Records.
The A&R veteran will start on January 1 and be based in Hollywood. Vaughn reports to Capitol Music Group ...
As depicted in John Niven’s bloodthirsty music industry novel Kill Your Friends, the British music industry of the 1990s was packed full of characters, controversy and no little chaos (albeit ...
