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Universal Music Canada Lays Off Several Employees & More Canada News
Universal Music Canada (UMC) has laid off employees across several departments, Billboard Canada has learned. The layoffs were reportedly announced…
#Canada #40Under40 #InCanada #International #MusicNews #UniversalMusicCanada #universalmusicgroup
https://www.europesays.com/canada/234975/
In Canada: Universal Music Canada Lays Off Staff Across Several Departments
Behind Music Companies’ Stock Market Stumble: ‘They Are Caught in Crosswinds’
Behind Music Companies’ Stock Market Stumble: ‘They Are Caught in Crosswinds’
Music Industry Moves: Universal Music Names Libby Bush President of Global Brands and Commercial Partnerships; Avex Acquires 85% of Brandon Silverstein’s S10 Entertainment
#Variety #News #UniversalMusicGroup
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/universal-music-libby-bush-global-brands-1236878574/
UMG v. DistroKid: The Distribution Risk Map for AI Musicians
On 15 September 2026 Universal Music Group filed a 52-page complaint in Delaware accusing DistroKid of running an AI-slop pipeline and seeking up to $150 million. UMG says the c...
https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/umg-distrokid-lawsuit-distribution-risk-map-ai-musicians-2026
Variety: Sony Music, Universal Music Group Sue Suno Over Label-Backed Model: ‘Fruit of the Same Poisoned Tree’. “Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group have a new grievance with AI start-up Suno. The two music companies on Friday filed a new, 45-page lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the District of Massachusetts against the AI music-generation company, alleging Suno’s new […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/19/sony-music-universal-music-group-sue-suno-over-label-backed-model-fruit-of-the-same-poisoned-tree-variety/
UMG, Sony Music File Second Lawsuit Against Suno Over AI Music Generator’s New Model
#Music #MusicIndustryNews #SonyMusic #Suno #UniversalMusicGroup
Sony Music, Universal Music Group Sue Suno Over Label-Backed Model: ‘Fruit of the Same Poisoned Tree’
#Variety #News #SonyMusicEntertainment #UniversalMusicGroup
Music Business Worldwide: Universal Music Group sues DistroKid, accusing it of ‘unlawful practices’ and ‘flooding platforms with AI-generated slop’. “Universal Music Group is suing the world’s biggest music distributor by volume, DistroKid. In its lawsuit, UMG, the world’s largest music rights company, alleges that DistroKid has ‘engaged in both deceptive trade practices and blatant […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/16/music-business-worldwide-universal-music-group-sues-distrokid-accusing-it-of-unlawful-practices-and-flooding-platforms-with-ai-generated-slop/
Universal Music Group Sues DistroKid for Deceptive Trade Practices and Building an ‘AI-Slop Pipeline’
#Variety #News #Distrokid #UniversalMusicGroup
Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs to Launch AI-Powered Music Platform in Expansive Licensing Deal
#Variety #News #ElevenLabs #UniversalMusicGroup
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/umg-elevenlabs-ai-powered-music-platform-licensing-1236857240/
AI Music Companies Udio and GRAI License Swath of Patents From UMG-Backed Music IP Holdings (EXCLUSIVE)
https://justpaste.in/movies/ai-music-udio-grai-patents-umg-backed-music-ip-holdings/
Barclays Analysis: Major Record Labels Narrow Streaming Growth Gap With Spotify
According to Barclays’ 12th Global Music Results Wrap, released August 21, major music companies reported an average streaming…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #Barclays #11.3% #ai #August21 #GlobalMusicResultsWrap #NYSE #spotify #SpotifyTechnologyS.A. #UniversalMusicGroup #WarnerMusic #WarnerMusicGroupCorp. #WMG
https://www.europesays.com/britain/113172/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/113172/ Barclays Analysis: Major Record Labels Narrow Streaming Growth Gap With Spotify #113% #ai #August21 #Barclays #GlobalMusicResultsWrap #NYSE #spotify #SpotifyTechnologySA #UniversalMusicGroup #WarnerMusic #WarnerMusicGroupCorp #WMG
"Ghost" is a song by Canadian singer #JustinBieber. It was sent to French radio stations through #UniversalMusicGroup as the sixth and final single from his sixth studio album, #Justice, on September 10, 2021. Bieber wrote the song with #JonBellion and #theMonstersAndStrangerz (Jordan K. Johnson and Stefan Johnson), alongside #MichaelPollack. An uptempo #popRock and #synthpop ballad with influences from #grime, #EDM, and #drumAndBass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp8msa5uYsc
Stability AI Raises $76 Million in Funding Round Backed by Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music and Electronic Arts (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #ElectronicArts #SonyMusic #StabilityAI #UniversalMusicGroup #WarnerMusicGroup
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/stability-ai-raises-76-million-funding-round-1236842351/
CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun and Vice Chair Lee Mi-kyung Meet with UMG Chairman Lucian Grainge
Discussing the Growth of K-culture at the U.S. KCON Site 사진 확대 CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun, CJ…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Grainge #K-Culture #KCON #musiccompany #Network #UniversalMusicGroup
https://www.europesays.com/korea/127092/
AI Music Companies Udio and GRAI License Swath of Patents From UMG-Backed Music IP Holdings (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #MusicIPHoldings #UniversalMusicGroup
CJ Chairman, Vice Chairwoman Meet Universal Music CEO at KCON LA
CJ Chairman Lee Jay-hyun (from left), CJ Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee, and Universal Music Group (UMG) Chairman and…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #CJENM #CJGroup #K-Culture #K-Pop #KCONLA2026 #LucianGrainge #MikyLee #UniversalMusicGroup
https://www.europesays.com/korea/126080/
https://www.europesays.com/de/1248289/ Beatles-Label Apple Corps Ltd. schließt Deal mit Universal Music Group #AppleCorps #Deutschland #Entertainment #Germany #Music #Musik #TheBeatles #UniversalMusicGroup #Unterhaltung
https://www.europesays.com/at/343808/ Beatles-Label Apple Corps Ltd. schließt Deal mit Universal Music Group #AppleCorps #AT #Austria #Entertainment #Music #Musik #Österreich #TheBeatles #UniversalMusicGroup #Unterhaltung
Universal Music Group Opens Its Catalog to Hook’s AI-Powered Remixing & Social Tools
Universal Music Group Opens Its Catalog to Hook’s AI-Powered Remixing & Social Tools
Hook, An AI-Powered Music Remixing App, Strikes UMG Deal as It Takes Social-Forward Approach to Fan-Created Remixes
#Variety #News #Hook #UniversalMusicGroup
Hook, AI-Powered Music Remixing App, Strikes UMG Deal as It Takes Social-Forward Approach to Fan-Created Remixes (EXCLUSIVE)
Universal Signs Licensing Deal For The Beatles Merch, E-Commerce As Biopics Near
Universal Signs Licensing Deal For The Beatles Merch, E-Commerce As Biopics Near
Apple Corps, Universal Music Strike Global The Beatles Partnership
Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded in 1968 to oversee The Beatles’ creative and business interests, and Universal…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #AU #Australia #Entertainment #International #TheBeatles #UnitedKingdom #UniversalMusicGroup
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/860655/
Universal firma un nuevo acuerdo global con Apple Corps
Universal Music Group (UMG) y Apple Corps Ltd. han anunciado un nuevo acuerdo exclusivo y de largo plazo para gestionar a escala mundial el merchandising, las licencias y el comercio electrónico relacionados con los Beatles. La alianza supone una ampliación significativa de la relación entre ambas compañías. Universal lleva años gestionando el catálogo discográfico de los Beatles a través de Capitol Records y, con este nuevo acuerdo, asumirá también un papel central en la […]https://thebeatles.home.blog/2026/08/19/universal-firma-un-nuevo-acuerdo-global-con-apple-corps/
The Beatles’ Apple Corps & Universal Music Group Set Merchandise Partnership
#News #AppleCorps #TheBeatles #UniversalMusicGroup
https://deadline.com/2026/08/the-beatles-apple-corps-universal-music-group-partnership-1237045043/
The Beatles’ Apple Corps, Universal Music Strike Global e-Commerce, Merchandise Partnership for the Fab Four
#Music #MusicNews #International #TheBeatles #UniversalMusicGroup
HYBE Bets On India And Expands Its U.S. Footprint With Major Investment
HYBE is looking well beyond South Korea for its next wave of growth, with a new girl group…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #BookMyShow #globalmusicbusiness #H&M #hybe #HYBEAmerica #HYBEINDIA #Indiamusicindustry #K-Pop #SamsungGalaxy #ScooterBraun #Snapchat #UniversalMusicGroup
https://www.europesays.com/korea/121316/
UMG, Sony Music File Copyright Lawsuit Against Canadian Streaming App
Major labels are cracking down on an illegal streaming app in Canada. Sony Music Group and Universal Music…
#Canada #Copyright #International #lawsuit #LegalNews #MusicNews #SonyMusicGroup #streaming #universalmusicgroup
https://www.europesays.com/canada/159048/
Universal & Sony Music Take Legal Action in Canada Against ‘Parasitic’ Streaming App Musi
Universal & Sony Music Take Legal Action in Canada Against ‘Parasitic’ Streaming App Musi
UMG Reported a 5.3% Increase in Revenue — So Why Did Its Stock Drop 25%?
UMG Reported a 5.3% Increase in Revenue — So Why Did Its Stock Drop 25%?
Universal Music Group Sees Healthy Revenue Gain of 5.3% to $7.2B in First Half of 2026
Universal Music Group Sees Healthy Revenue Gain of 5.3% to $7.2B in First Half of 2026
Universal Music Sees Artist Touring Income Dip Even As Overall Revenue Hits $3.8 Billion
#Music #MusicIndustryNews #UniversalMusicGroup
Music Companies Demand More Scrutiny of AI-Generated Tracks Before Chart Debuts
#Variety #News #BillboardHot100 #UniversalMusicGroup #WarnerMusicGroup
Music’s Legal Elite 2026: Meet the Attorneys Who Help the Stars Shine
#Variety #Lists #News #DonaldPassman #JohnBranca #UniversalMusicGroup
https://variety.com/lists/music-legal-elite-2026-top-attorneys/
Tseyin Foo Appointed President, Global Supply Chain at Universal Music Group
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-tseyin-foo-president-global-supply-chain/
Tseyin Foo Appointed President, Global Supply Chain at Universal Music Group
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-tseyin-foo-president-global-supply-chain/
Reuters: Musk’s X, major labels end dispute over music on social-media platform. “A group of major music publishers including Universal Music Group and Sony Music have agreed to end a legal dispute with Elon Musk’s X Corp over the use of their music on the X social-media platform, according to federal court filings.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/18/reuters-musks-x-major-labels-end-dispute-over-music-on-social-media-platform/
Anna-Sofia Monroy har uppträtt inför världsstjärnor och sett sitt ansikte på Manhattans billboard.
Mjölkuddens latinoexport är en av Luleås mest streamade artister.#KulturochNöje #Kultur #Jobb #Redaktionell #Luleå #Luleåkommun #Norrbottenslän #Norrland #Sverige #Amazon #Mexiko #TimesSquare #UniversalMusicGroup #Manhattan #Beröra
Anna-Sofias ansikte på billboard i New York: "Helt sjukt"
CJ ENM’s Mnet & Universal Music Group’s Republic Partner To Launch Global Girl Group
#News #CJENM #Mnet #UniversalMusicGroup
https://deadline.com/2026/07/k-pop-kep1er-cj-enm-mnet-universal-music-group-1236982703/
Taylor Swift defeats Florida poet’s plagiarism lawsuit
Musicians’ Union Sues Major Labels for Artists’ Share of AI Song Generator Settlement Money
#Music #MusicIndustryNews #Suno #UniversalMusicGroup #WarnerMusicGroup
Bill Ackman to Sell $290.5 Million in Stock Back to Universal Music After Rejected Takeover Offer
#Variety #News #BillAckman #PershingSquare #UniversalMusicGroup
Universal Purchases Part of Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Shares in UMG
Jason Zhang Signs With Universal Music Greater China; UMG Also Invests in Thai Distributor Solution One
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #JasonZhang #UniversalMusicGreaterChina #UniversalMusicGroup
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/jason-zhang-universal-music-greater-china-1236766491/
"Scars to Your Beautiful" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter #AlessiaCara. #DefJamRecordings and #UniversalMusicGroup serviced it to #contemporaryHitRadio on July 26, 2016, as the third single from her debut studio album, #KnowItAll (2015). A #synthpop ballad, the song was recorded in 2015 at Glenwood Place Studios, based in #BurbankCalifornia, and was written by Cara herself, alongside the song's producers, #PopAndOak, #SebastianKole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYjKxNsksZQ
Universal Music Group Rejects Bill Ackman’s $64B Takeover Proposal: “It Fundamentally and Materially Undervalues UMG”
#Music #MusicIndustryNews #BillAckman #UniversalMusicGroup
Universal Music Group Officially Rejects Bill Ackman’s $64 Billion Takeover Bid
#Variety #News #BillAckman #PershingSquare #UniversalMusicGroup
https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/22/spotify-umg-plan-paid-ai-remix-tool-for-premium-fans-xcxwbn/
Spotify wants fans to pay for more than streaming, starting with a planned licensed remix add-on for Premium.
#AI #AIMusic #Spotify #UniversalMusicGroup #MusicIndustry #StreamingServices
Universal Music Group, TikTok Strike New Licensing Deal For the AI Era
#Music #MusicIndustryNews #TikTok #UniversalMusicGroup
TikTok and Universal Music Group Announce Global Licensing Deal
