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Greed, gaslighting and NDAs: How record labels get rich while artists suffer
Record sales were at an all-time high in 2024, and Spotify paid out $10bn in royalties - but most of that money is going to ...
Will the next wave of British music stars break through?
Slinky soul singer Olivia Dean and art-rock band The Last Dinner Party join the gathering convened by Universal Music Group boss Lucian Grainge of the label’s global chiefs, summoned to take a new ...
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square to Raise $1.4 Billion From Sale of 2.7% of Universal Music Group
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square expects to raise $1.4 billion from the sale of a 2.7% stake in Universal Music Group.
Genre Report: Can the Ambient Music Boom Withstand AI?
Ambient music has been on the rise in the streaming era. But with royalty reform and the threat of AI-generated sounds, its ...
With the Top Artists, Global Scale, and Healthy Balance Sheet, Universal Music Is an Industry Titan
The evolution of the streaming business to an artist-centric model that pays the most popular music at a higher rate per stream will benefit the record labels, like Universal, which represents the ...