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WIN says EU regulators must consider “the structure of the music industry as a whole” when investigating UMG’s Downtown deal public
Downtown Music • 3 min read

WIN says EU regulators must consider “the structure of the music industry as a whole” when investigating UMG’s Downtown deal

With EU regulators currently investigating Universal’s bid to buy Downtown, WIN has urged officials to consider “the structure of the music industry as whole”, arguing that it’s not enough to analyse market share, the EU should assess Universal’s aim to exert control across the digital supply chain…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Drake’s Super Bowl gripes in amended lawsuit show defamation action is really an attack on Kendrick Lamar’s success, says Universal public
Drake • 4 min read

Drake’s Super Bowl gripes in amended lawsuit show defamation action is really an attack on Kendrick Lamar’s success, says Universal

Universal Music this week responded to Drake’s amended lawsuit accusing it of defamation over its role in releasing Kendrick Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’. It says that claims added to the lawsuit, especially in relation to Lamar’s Super Bowl performance, are “astonishing” and “without merit”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Universal’s continued promotion of ‘Not Like Us’ has “solidified” the public’s false belief that Drake is a pedophile, says updated defamation lawsuit public
Drake • 3 min read

Universal’s continued promotion of ‘Not Like Us’ has “solidified” the public’s false belief that Drake is a pedophile, says updated defamation lawsuit

Since Drake sued Universal Music for defamation over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ in January the major has caused him further damage by continuing to amplify the track, including at The Grammys and the Super Bowl. That’s according to an amended complaint filed with the courts by Drake yesterday…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Pressure mounts for Universal Music Group’s $775 million Downtown acquisition as MEP highlights UMG’s “unprecedented control” of music ecosystem public
Universal Music • 6 min read

Pressure mounts for Universal Music Group’s $775 million Downtown acquisition as MEP highlights UMG’s “unprecedented control” of music ecosystem

After Dutch regulators referred UMG’s Downtown deal to the European Commission, an MEP who chairs a key economic committee has now formally flagged her concerns about the transaction to the Commission saying the deal gives the major “unprecedented control over routes to market and access to data”…
Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor •
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