The estate of photographer Chi Modu, who passed away in May of 2021, is officially suing Universal Music Group (UMG) for copyright infringement over the major label’s allegedly unauthorized use of a Tupac Shakur photo. […]
Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially issued €1 billion (currently $1.06 billion) worth of “Eurobond” notes. The Big Three record label, which listed shares on the Euronext Amsterdam last September, just recently unveiled the more […]
‘It feels surreal to be called a K-pop idol, I still can’t wrap my head around it,’ Filipino-Argentinian member Chanty says Lapillus, MLD Entertainment’s newest girl group, made their highly-anticipated debut on Monday, June 20, […]
‘New Black music is this: find the self, then kill it.” The US poet Amiri Baraka wrote these words in the liner notes to the 1965 live album The New Wave in Jazz, and through […]
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Following a “family dinner” video that aired as part of BTS’s annual FESTA anniversary celebration on June 14th, the members of Korean pop septet are sharing more details about their next chapter. While the conversation […]
About five months following Warner Music Group’s acquisition of African distribution and rights-management company Africori, Universal Music Group (UMG) has launched Virgin Music Label & Artist Services in Africa. UMG, which rolled out the revamped […]
Beijing, China. Photo Credit: zhang kaiyv Live Nation Electronic Asia, the namesake promoter’s EDM division for the continent of over 4.5 billion residents, has unveiled a licensing deal between its Fabled Records label and Universal […]
The Filipina-Argentinian actress is part of the six-member girl group debuting in June MANILA, Philippines – Filipina-Argentinian actress Chantal Videla, who goes by the stage name Chanty, was officially introduced as a member of MLD […]
Photo Credit: Dispatch / CC by 3.0 Spotify’s Blend is expanding to include K-Pop groups, featuring BTS, Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, and more. Using Blend with an artist creates a curated playlist combining their favorite songs […]
Video has surfaced of Freddie Gibbs’ alleged involvement in a fight over the weekend in Buffalo. TMZ also confirmed the footage, which was taken by a bystander at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Buffalo, where Gibbs was in […]
In an emotional moment, Metallica frontman James Hetfield addressed the crowd during the band’s show at the Estádio do Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Thursday (May 12th), admitting insecurities about his performing abilities as […]
Earlier this week, Warner Music Group stock (NASDAQ: WMG) dipped to a 52-week low of $24.39 per share. Now, the Big Three record label has announced a quarterly dividend. Manhattan-headquartered Warner Music Group unveiled its […]
Photo Credit: Allan Coye (Pictured) / Peter Hurley Photography Warner Music Group is launching an in-house podcast network called Interval Presents. Here’s what you should know. Warner says the podcast network will produce multi-format, culture-forward […]
SPOILER ALERT – Do not continue reading if you don’t want to know who was unmasked on The Masked Singer tonight! The Masked Singer is back! A new episode of Fox’s mystery singing competition returned […]
Drake has entered into a major new deal with bosses at Universal Music Group (UMG). During a company earnings call on Tuesday, chief executive officer and chairman Lucian Grainge confirmed that executives had signed an […]
Photo Credit: Tony Webster / CC by 3.0 Universal Music Group reported better than expected Q1 2022 earnings thanks to growth in subscription and streaming revenue. UMG says it expects a continuation of the boom […]
Drake has signed a new multifaceted deal with Universal Music Group that’s reportedly valued as high as $400 million. The news was confirmed in UMG’s Q1 earnings call, as Variety reported. An official figure wasn’t revealed, but insiders have pointed to […]
Photo Credit: Tore Sætre / CC by 4.0 A new documentary pays tribute to 80s Norwegian synthpop group A-ha. It chronicles their 35-year career, including 50 million records sold and ten studio albums. Formed in […]
Photo Credit: Fred von Lohmann / CC by 2.0 The Weeknd has officially inked “an expansive, long-term partnership” agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG). The Big Three record label and the Toronto-born singer-songwriter unveiled their […]