UMG Selling Half Of Its Spotify Stake
• Universal Music Group (UMG) announced Wednesday it would sell off half of its equity stake in Spotify and double
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Ackman Submits UMG Takeover Bid
• Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square Capital Management has submitted an offer to buy Universal Music Group
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UMG Names Chief Data Officer
• Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the appointment of Hannah Poferl as its Chief Data Officer, effective immediately. Poferl joins
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UMG Moving To New NYC HQ
• Universal Music Group (UMG) announced that it has leased new office space at PENN 2, Vornado Realty Trust’s recently
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UMG Reorganizes Nashville Operations
• Late Thursday, Universal Music Group announced “a reorganization of its Nashville-based operations to enhance its position as the premiere
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RIAA Files Suit Against AI Music Services
• The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) announced the filing of two copyright infringement cases based on the mass
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UMG & TikTok Kiss, Make Up
• Universal Music Group and TikTok announced a new multi-dimensional licensing agreement that will deliver significant industry-leading benefits for UMG’s
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BMG & UMG Form Collaborative Alliance
• BMG and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the formation of an alliance under which the companies will explore a
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UMG, BandLab Pact On Ethical Use Of A.I.
• Universal Music Group (UMG) and BandLab Technologies, the parent company of the world’s largest social music creation platform, BandLab,
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Hsieh Named Managing Director, UMG Taiwan
• Universal Music Greater China (UMGC), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), announced the appointment of William Hsieh as
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