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Here's Every Artists' Response Thus Far to Losing Their Masters in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire

Universal Music Faces a Growing Chorus of Artist Complaints Over Its Handling of the 2008 Universal Studios Fire

June 26, 2019

Over ten years ago, several workers at Universal Studios Hollywood made a huge blunder. Universal Music Group committed a much greater one. To repair a building on a set, the workers had decided to use a bl... Read More...

O-Town Slams Universal Music's Trademark Opposition - "They Have More Money and Nothing to Do"

Boy Band O-Town Slams Universal Music’s Decision to Block Their Trademark Application — “They Have More Money and Nothing to Do”

Daniel Sanchez

June 25, 2019

Universal Music Group (UMG) has filed a new injunction against an early 2000s boy band group. The major music group has blocked boy band O-Town from filing a trademark. It sounds too similar to its own iconi... Read More...

Warning: Universal Music Is Ripping Down ALL Facebook Cover Videos

Paul Resnikoff

March 23, 2017

Uploading cover song videos to Facebook? You might want to stop doing that. Last year, Universal Music Publishing Group, the largest publisher in the world, started ripping down Facebook cover vid... Read More...

Executive Shuffle: IFPI, Deezer, Apple Music, ADA…

Charlotte Hassan

July 7, 2016

The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has appointed Dr. David Price as Director of Insights and Analysis. Price has worked... Read More...

Lil Wayne Sues Universal Music for Tens of Millions In Unpaid Royalties

Charlotte Hassan

March 29, 2016

Yesterday, Lil Wayne filed a lawsuit against Universal Music, claiming that the label owes him tens of millions of dollars in unpaid royalties. This all started when Lil Wayne's Young Money label entered an... Read More...

SoundCloud Just Signed the Most Important Deal of Its Life

Paul Resnikoff

January 13, 2016

SoundCloud has now finalized an incredibly important licensing deal with Universal Music Group, according to details confirmed by both sides Wednesday morning. The negotiations, first reported by... Read More...

SoundCloud Has 99 Problems, But Falling Traffic Isn’t One of Them

Paul Resnikoff

October 13, 2015

If SoundCloud has 99 problems, why isn't falling traffic one of them? As this article is being written, Soundcloud is battling a serious copyright lawsuit from UK-based PRS for Music,... Read More...

PRS for Music Files Legal Paperwork Against SoundCloud

Paul Resnikoff

August 27, 2015

Earlier this month, Digital Music News pointed to major label legal threats against SoundCloud, with filings possible by Thanksgiving. What we forgot to mention that publishers - and publishing societies -... Read More...

How Streaming Services are Screwing Lady Gaga (and Every Other Artist)

Paul Resnikoff

June 10, 2014

Streaming services like Spotify are notorious for making tiny, per-play payments. But it turns out that none of that matters, because none of that makes it back to the artist. And now we have proof: here's a ... Read More...

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Universal Music Faces a Growing Chorus of Artist Complaints Over Its Handling of the 2008 Universal Studios Fire

Boy Band O-Town Slams Universal Music’s Decision to Block Their Trademark Application — “They Have More Money and Nothing to Do”

Warning: Universal Music Is Ripping Down ALL Facebook Cover Videos

Executive Shuffle: IFPI, Deezer, Apple Music, ADA…

Lil Wayne Sues Universal Music for Tens of Millions In Unpaid Royalties

SoundCloud Just Signed the Most Important Deal of Its Life

SoundCloud Has 99 Problems, But Falling Traffic Isn’t One of Them

PRS for Music Files Legal Paperwork Against SoundCloud

How Streaming Services are Screwing Lady Gaga (and Every Other Artist)

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