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Universal Music Group Completes Nearly $300 Million Stock Repurchase Program — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around Record Lows

September 9, 2026

One month, 16.6 million shares, and north of $290 million later, Universal Music Group’s latest stock repurchase program is officially a wrap. Long in the habit of providing weekly updates on its stock buyba... Read More...

Tencent Music’s Billion-Dollar Bond Offering Officially Sets Sail as TME Stock Continues to Get Battered

Ashley King

September 7, 2026

China's Tencent Music announces a $1B bond offering amid serious top-line margin pressure, with a major drop in TME shares year-over-year. Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), China's leading all-in-one music ... Read More...

Ex-Warner Music CFO and COO Armin Zerza Dumps a Cool $1.9 Million in Stock Ahead of His Official Company Exit

Dylan Smith

September 4, 2026

Weeks out from his official Warner Music Group (WMG) exit, former CFO and COO Armin Zerza has cashed in on a cool $1.87 million worth of company stock. The short-lived WMG exec disclosed the selloff, execut... Read More...

Universal Music Repurchased Over $160 Million Worth of Its Own Stock Last Week — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around a Record-Low Price

Dylan Smith

August 18, 2026

With its stock price still hovering around a record low – and with analysts divided about what comes next – Universal Music Group (UMG) last week repurchased more than $160 million worth of its own shares. ... Read More...

Universal Music Group Stock Slump Continues — Analysts Remain Divided as Shares Plummet 40% In One Year

Dylan Smith

August 13, 2026

Ongoing share buyback program aside, Universal Music stock is still hovering around a 52-week – and all-time-low – price that represents a nearly 40% falloff during the past 12 months. When trading wrapped ... Read More...

Universal Music Buys Back Nearly $60 Million of Its Own Shares Against a Murky Outlook — Goldman Expects UMG’s Stock Price to Remain Flat, While J.P. Morgan Anticipates a 160% Spike

Dylan Smith

August 10, 2026

Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially kicked off another share buyback program by repurchasing nearly $60 million worth of its own stock. UMG shed light on this latest multimillion-dollar transaction t... Read More...

Warner Music Reports Q2 2026 Financials Early Following Executive Shakeup, UMG’s Post-Earnings Stock Plummet

Dylan Smith

August 3, 2026

Following an abrupt leadership shakeup on Friday afternoon – and a double-digit post-earnings falloff for Universal Music stock – Warner Music Group (WMG) has released its “preliminary estimated” financials f... Read More...

Universal Music Completes $570 Million Share Buyback Program Ahead of Q2 2026 Earnings Release

Dylan Smith

July 27, 2026

Roughly four months and 26.7 million shares later, Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially completed its €500 million (currently $568.5 million) stock buyback program. Having provided weekly repurchase up... Read More...

YouTube’s Ad Revenue Soars Past $11 Billion in Q2; Early Data Shows Continued YouTube Music Subscriber Surges

Ashley King

July 22, 2026

Google releases its Q2 financials, featuring major gains for its cloud services and a spike in ad revenue for YouTube, thanks in part to FIFA. On Wednesday, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, released its se... Read More...

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Core Music Industry Funding Tops $5.75 Billion In Q2 2026, Quadrupling Year-Over-Year

Paul Resnikoff

July 8, 2026

Capital keeps funneling into the global music industry at record rates, with Q2 2026 smashing expectations once again.

No UMG-Style Coal-Raking Here: The BMG+Concord Merger Is Rapidly Getting Cleared by Global Regulators

Ashley King

June 17, 2026

Global regulators are swiftly clearing the BMG+Concord merger, keeping the transaction on track to close in Q4 2026, pending other international approvals. On Wednesday, German media group Bertelsmann said U... Read More...

Universal Music Confirms Nearly $1.2 Billion Euronext Bond Offering, Scheduled June 16th Close

Dylan Smith

June 9, 2026

Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially confirmed plans to sell €1 billion (currently $1.2 billion) worth of bonds. Meanwhile, the major’s share price is once again sagging – to the tune of a 36% falloff d... Read More...

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Universal Music Group Completes Nearly $300 Million Stock Repurchase Program — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around Record Lows

Tencent Music’s Billion-Dollar Bond Offering Officially Sets Sail as TME Stock Continues to Get Battered

Ex-Warner Music CFO and COO Armin Zerza Dumps a Cool $1.9 Million in Stock Ahead of His Official Company Exit

Universal Music Repurchased Over $160 Million Worth of Its Own Stock Last Week — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around a Record-Low Price

Universal Music Group Stock Slump Continues — Analysts Remain Divided as Shares Plummet 40% In One Year

Universal Music Buys Back Nearly $60 Million of Its Own Shares Against a Murky Outlook — Goldman Expects UMG’s Stock Price to Remain Flat, While J.P. Morgan Anticipates a 160% Spike

Warner Music Reports Q2 2026 Financials Early Following Executive Shakeup, UMG’s Post-Earnings Stock Plummet

Universal Music Completes $570 Million Share Buyback Program Ahead of Q2 2026 Earnings Release

Core Music Industry Funding Tops $5.75 Billion In Q2 2026, Quadrupling Year-Over-Year

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Universal Music Confirms Nearly $1.2 Billion Euronext Bond Offering, Scheduled June 16th Close