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His previous stops include K Media Consulting and at Audiology, which he founded. Now, he's opened what he's calling "a next-generation content, distribution and media sales company" targeting ...
Universal Music Group has established the Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
Earlier this month, IMPALA executive chair Helen Smith and AIM CEO Gee Davy voiced Planas’ concerns, arguing that the ...
One of the 'Big Three' record labels, Universal Music Group (UMG), has been making headlines after being named as one of the defendants in a lawsuit filed by Sara Rivers, a former Making the Band real ...
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The Swedish tech giant has rigged the music industry against artists, mined listeners for data, and made music boring for ...
Spotify’s excesses — ghost artists, boring mood playlists, and AI — don’t indicate some evil inherent to streaming. They stem ...
Universal Music’s $775 million bid to buy Downtown Music faces its first major hurdle as EU regulators launch a competition investigation. Indies are fighting to block the deal, warning it would give ...
EU antitrust regulators have formally opened an inquiry into Universal Music Group’s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music, ...
The proposed $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group (UMG) has drawn sharp criticism from prominent competition experts. Former Chief Economist Amelia Fletcher has ...
Sony Music boss Rob Stringer couldn’t resist boasting about his company’s vast indie data empire at Friday’s investor day. By ...
CINCINNATI and CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Brixey & Meyer Capital ("BMC") is pleased to announce the acquisition of Universal Distribution Group, ("UDG"), a leading provider of ...