UMG said it's filed for 15 patents through the partnership already, including one related to AI threat protection.

Universal Music Group has already been issued with two patents related to AI technologies, but it has big ambitions to swell ...

The Netherlands-based music conglomerate said it had filed a confidential registration statement with the Securities and ...

The European Commission is launching an ‘in-depth investigation’ into Universal Music Group’s planned acquisition of Downtown ...

The European Commission yesterday announced it was launching a more in-depth ‘phase two’ investigation into Universal Music’s deal to buy Downtown Music. The indie sector has welcomed that development ...

Universal Music Group unit Virgin Music Group's $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music may hinder competition and remove ...

J ust two weeks after Universal Music Group’s chief digital officer said that, when it comes to AI, corporations without a seat at the table may “wind up on the menu,” UMG has launched a strategic ...

As previously reported by MBW, the UMG-Downtown deal did not meet the EU’s standard turnover thresholds that would typically ...

UMG's Downtown deal has hit another snag, as the European Commission announced it would launch a bigger investigation into the attempted acquisition.

Drake initially filed his lawsuit against UMG in January 2025, accusing the music giant of knowingly defaming him. His ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) responded to Salt-N-Pepa ’s effort to regain control of their masters for their albums. In the ...

In its initial disclosures, UMG has a shorter list of potential witnesses, with Kendrick Lamar named as “likely to have ...