Natina Nimene has been upped to SVP, urban promotion at UMG’s Def Jam Recordings.
Nimene will continue to be based in New York and report to EVP, urban promotion, ...
There is so much to unpack in the Taylor Swift/Scooter Braun/Scott Borchetta dispute that it feels like moving house.
But beyond speculating which celebrity will be next to be dragged ...
More than 700 names of artists whose master recordings were reportedly lost in the 2008 UMG archive fire have been revealed.
Some artists and estates – including Soundgarden Hole, Steve ...
The furore over the 2008 fire at Universal Music’s archive vault in California, housed at the non-UMG owned Universal Studios, much like the blaze itself, is showing few signs ...
Sir Lucian Grainge, Universal Music Group CEO/chairman, has written to staff at the major about the historic fire that destroyed master recordings.
It follows extensive reporting by New York ...
The plan to sell up to a 50% stake in Universal Music Group was announced way back in July 2018. The major’s stunning performance since then has made it an ...
Mixcloud has revealed the next wave of features and creators for its fan-to-creator channel subscription service, Mixcloud Select.
The service enables audio creators to build their own community of fans ...
Universal Music Group’s (UMG) revenues were €6.023 billion (£5.31bn) in 2018, up 10% year-on-year on a constant currency basis.
The performance of the major, headed up by CEO/chairman Sir ...
Universal Music Group is to fully acquire Ingrooves Music Group.
The major has been a minority investor in Ingrooves since 2006. It has now agreed to acquire the shares ...
Kanye West has filed lawsuits against both EMI Music Publishing and Universal Music Group.
In October, West posted a social media video complaining that Sony/ATV, which controls EMI, had not ...
