Producer Deezle (Darius Harrison), who’s filed a missing-royalties lawsuit against Universal Music, posing with his Grammys from Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III. Photo Credit: Claudio Ch Zayas Lil Wayne producer Deezle (real name Darius Harrison) […]
Chili’s parent Brinker International has finalized agreements in principle to settle infringement complaints from the Beastie Boys and Universal Music. Photo Credit: Saiflee100 Copyright conflicts resolved: Chili’s parent Brinker International has officially moved to settle […]
Photo Credit: Penn 2 by Vornado Realty Trust Universal Music Group is relocating its New York offices to The Penn District in the heart of Manhattan. As first tipped by Digital Music News earlier this […]
Trailblazing hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) on Monday, alleging the label is violating copyright law by refusing to turn over the rights to their master recordings and has retaliated by […]
A live performance from Yuja Wang, who’s signed on as an artistic advisor at the newly launched Deutsche Grammophon China. Photo Credit: Quincena Musical Universal Music Group’s aggressive China expansion isn’t slowing down, as the […]
Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman, who’s exited the Universal Music board, testifying before Congress. Bill Ackman has officially stepped down from the Universal Music Group (UMG) board, citing “increasing demands on his time.” The Pershing Square […]
Photo Credit: Apple Music Apple Music teams up with Universal Music Group to introduce Sound Therapy, an audio wellness collection to help listeners relax, focus, or sleep. Available exclusively on Apple Music, Sound Therapy is […]
Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 With the ugly Drake v. Universal Music defamation lawsuit – and the discovery process – moving forward, both sides have requested and received a protective […]
The fallout from the Drake-Kendrick rap battle is still ongoing, and UMG is blasting Lawbrey’s lawsuit, calling his allegations “astonishing.” Source: Mike Marsland/WireImage As BOSSIP previously reported, Drake filed the first lawsuit in November 2024. […]
Photo Credit: taylordabrat / reddit Universal Music Group has motioned to dismiss Drake’s amended defamation lawsuit. The label calls the action ‘legal blather’ and insists the nature of rap battles would forever be changed should […]
UMG to Drake Kendrick Never Said ‘Pedophile’ at SB … Toss This Lawsuit, Judge!!! Published May 8, 2025 7:35 AM PDT Drake‘s label says there’s a giant hole in the lawsuit he’s filed over Kendrick […]
Drake has officially filed an amended ‘Not Like Us’ defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. Photo Credit: musicisentropy Right on cue, Drake and his legal team have fired off an amended “Not Like Us” defamation […]
Drake has filed an amended complaint in his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, claiming Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show performance of “Not Like Us” introduced the song to millions of new listeners and caused […]
Drake has scored a key discovery win in his UMG lawsuit. Photo Credit: musicisentropy Let the discovery fireworks begin: Drake has scored a document-production win in his intensifying lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG). That […]
Photo Credit: Vornado Realty Trust After weeks of negotiations, Universal Music Group (UMG) has finalized the paperwork for a 336,000 square foot office space in the Penn 2 building in midtown Manhattan. UMG signed a […]
Photo Credit: Taylor Hornecker (Daniel Nigro, Sir Lucian Grainge) Universal Music Group has announced an expanded partnership with producer Daniel Nigro and his Amusement Records label. The expanded partnership follows the release of Chappell Roan’s […]
Photo Credit: Cécile Boko (Lil Wayne) Universal Music Group and HEAT have announced a new collaborative initiative with Lil Wayne and CG5 to make their licensed music tracks available to game developers. First announced at […]
A federal judge has opted against dismissing the copyright infringement claims levied by Limp Bizkit against Universal Music, which has until early April to submit an answer. Photo Credit: ECarterSterling A judge has dismissed a […]
Photo Credit: Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman, Senate Democrats / CC by 2.0 Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has raked in roughly $1.5 billion in the sale of a 2.7% stake in Universal Music Group ahead of […]
The Music Industry Mental Health Fund is a new initiative from Universal Group (UMG) and the Music Health Alliance (MHA) to provide comprehensive, high-quality outpatient mental health resources for music industry professionals across America. UMG, […]