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If Bollywood brownie Priyanka Chopra can sing for Universal Music Group, Abhay Deol, a little-known Bollywood actor, can work with Stephen Lang of Hollywood blockbuster AVATAR, why can’t your own Genelia work for a salon? So, she’ll. Naturals Salon has n
Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge will take a seat at The Brit Awards, the British version of The Grammys, tomorrow, hoping one of two nominated artists, Florence & the Machine or Jessie J, upsets Adele to win Best Female Solo Artist. It’ll be a h
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Chairman of Sony Corporation Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman of Universal Music Group Doug Morris, and CBS President/CEO Leslie Moonves are seen at the 2012 at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney... View Photo »
Oddly, Universal Music Group has never contacted us regarding this comment, either before or after the legal filing
A week after the Grammy Awards celebrations, the music industry is hunkering down for what could be an intense yearlong fight over corporate consolidation. The ownership landscape of the major music companies has shifted significantly in the last year. I
The hacker collective Anonymous has struck government websites again, this time the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the National Consumer Protection Week websites. According to the Associated Press , “both sites were replaced with a violent German-lang
Federal regulators have started reaching out to parties for opinions on Universal Music Group’s proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of EMI’s recorded music unit. The Federal Trade Commission is talking with rival labels and independent music companies abou
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Chairman of Sony Corporation Sir Howard Stringer (L) and Chairman of Universal Music Group Doug Morris are seen at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on... View Photo »
When EMI sued, everyone thought it is the end of the company. Once we settled that suit everyone said EMI was weak anyway so the real Goliath to beat is [Universal Music Group]. Well it took the boys a bit before they could re-group but I think these guys have a real chance to settle with UMG within a y...
Jim McDermott spent nearly seventeen years at major labels like Polygram, Universal Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment, starting with Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Distribution in 1987. Here, McDermott describes a radically different approach to retaili
Real-time web platform currently serving over 1.3 billion streams per month. Echo, a real-time web platform provider, announced today the one-year anniversary of its flagship product, Echo StreamServer. Twelve months after its launch in February 2011, th
Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. With a 25.5% market share, it is one of the Big Four record labels. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivendi; Universal Studios, the movie studio, was sold in part to NBC, which itself is part of GE. Full Article
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Chairman of Sony Corporation Sir Howard Stringer (L) and Chairman of Universal Music Group Doug Morris are seen at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 10, 2012 in Los Angeles,...
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Doug Morris, chairman of Universal Music Group, Leslie Moonves, CBS President/CEO and Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy attend The 2012 MusiCares Person of The Year Gala Honoring Paul McCartney at Los Angeles Convention Center on February...
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman of Sony Corporation, Doug Morris, chairman of Universal Music Group, Leslie Moonves, CBS President/CEO and Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy attend The 2012 MusiCares Person of The Year Gala Honoring Paul...
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 16: Universal Music Group President: Global Digital Business Rob Wells speaks at the the Launch of Google Music at Mr. Brainwash Studio with partner T-Mobile on November 16, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 28: (L-R) Island Records executive Darcus Beese, Universal Music Group chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge and Universal Republic Records president/CEO Monte Lipman attend Cash Money Records' Lil Wayne album release party for 'Tha Carter IV' at Boulevard3 on August 28,...
View Photo »In an image provided by the Universal Music Group, Monday, July 4, 2011, shows International pop sensation Lady Gaga perform during a concert in Taichung, Taiwan, Sunday, July 3, 2011. Lady Gaga is visiting Taiwan for five days promoting her new album "Born This Way".
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Google Director of Content Partnerships: Android, Zahavah Levin, EMI Music EVP Global Business Developement Mark Piibe, Universal Music Group President: Global Digital Business Rob Wells and Merlin BV CEO Charles Caldas speak at the the Launch of Google...
View Photo »Captured at an undisclosed venue in Los Angeles, are L-R Alex Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Iovine, Chairman, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Irving Azoff, Executive Chairman of Live Nation Entertainment and Chairman and CEO of the Front Line Management...
View Photo »U.S. singer Lady Gaga receives a plaque in recognition of her digital album and CD sales from Sandy Monteiro, President Universal Music Group International, during a press conference ahead of her showcase concert at the Marina Bay Sands on Thursday July 7, 2011 in Singapore.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MAY 18: Jana Fleishman director of Media and Talent Relations, Roc Nation, Wendy Washington EVP of Media Relations, Jive Label Group, Diva Lounge creator/radio personality, Shayna D, Margeaux Rawson SVP of Media Relations, Universal Music Group, music industry executive...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - MAY 18: (L-R) Diva Lounge creator, Shayna D, Margeaux Rawson SVP of Media Relations, Universal Music Group and music industry executive Sylvia Rhone attend the 2011 Diva Lounge celebration at the Tracy Reese Boutique on May 18, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Rapper Lil Wayne performs at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles in this September 7, 2008 file photo. Lil Wayne has been slapped with a $15 million lawsuit by a Georgia company that claims he stole the song "BedRock," according to a lawsuit filed in New York. The lawsuit,...
View Photo »Rapper Lil Wayne poses on arrival at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California in this February 13, 2011 file photo. Lil Wayne has been slapped with a $15 million lawsuit by a Georgia company that claims he stole the song "BedRock," according to a lawsuit filed in New York.
View Photo »FILE - In this June 11, 2011 file photo, Lil Wayne performs during the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Georgia-based production company Done Deal Enterprises is suing Wayne, Universal Music Group, Cash Money Records and Young Money Records, claiming they stole...
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Chairman of Sony Corporation Sir Howard Stringer (L) and Chairman of Universal Music Group Doug Morris are seen at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 10, 2012 in Los Angeles,...
View Photo »Oddly, Universal Music Group has never contacted us regarding this comment, either before or after the legal filing
When EMI sued, everyone thought it is the end of the company. Once we settled that suit everyone said EMI was weak anyway so the real Goliath to beat is [Universal Music Group]. Well it took the boys a bit before they could re-group but I think these guys have a real chance to settle with UMG within a y...
