Capitol Records has named veteran execs Ian Holder and Tariq Stewart as senior vice presidents of A&R, leading the company’s ...

More than 400 singers and artists around the world have announced their participation in a cultural boycott because of Gaza.

Ghostface Killah dismissed Drake's lawsuit against UMG as unnecessary and said Hip-Hop battles should be settled with bars, not legal teams.

Massive Attack joins King Gizzard, Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and others in protesting Spotify by pulling their music from the ...

On November 25, 2024, Drake made a legal complaint that Kendrick Lamar’s record label, Universal Music Group (UMG) conspired ...

I was blessed to have my mother with me,” said Mariah Dawn about signing a record deal with SRG/ILS/Virgin/UMG.

Haffenden was Universal Music U’s director of artist relations and events for more than 29 years until leaving the company in April this year. Her new venture will operate across event production, ...

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The proposed $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group (UMG) has drawn sharp criticism from prominent competition experts. Former Chief Economist Amelia Fletcher has ...

Drake’s legal push to unseal Kendrick Lamar’s contract has UMG warning that public access could cripple its artist negotiations. Drake’s requesting access to Kendrick Lamar’s confidential contract has ...

Lucian Grainge is the chief executive of Universal Music Group. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Universal Music Group Chief Executive Lucian Grainge called Drake's lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's ...

Drake is putting the pressure on UMG to reveal the unredacted contract Kendrick Lamar signed that gave way to the release of the “Not Like Us” diss track. Drake’s side alleges that UMG CEO Sir Lucian ...