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Universal Music renews its licensing deal with Tencent
UMG renews deal with Tencent for QQ, Kugou, Kuwo and WeSing, and will include Dolby Atmos music and other HD audio formats.…
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Generative AI being used to create fake pre-release ‘pirate’ tracks, says UMG content protection boss
Universal Music’s VP Of Global Content Protection has made a submission to WIPO on the impact of generative AI on music copyright, noting that - among other things - people involved in pre-release leaks are being scammed by people using AI to generate vocal clones…
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Universal Music integrates with Beat Galaxy music hub on Roblox
Universal Music has announced a partnership with virtual world experts Supersocial to build a music hub on Roblox - Yungblud is the first Universal-signed artist set to participate…
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David Dollimore launches new dance label in partnership with Geffen
Former RCA President David Dollimore has returned to his dance music roots with the launch of new record label Disorder Records, in partnership with Universal’s Geffen…
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Universal Music announced partnership with "king of Mandopop"
Universal Music Greater China has announced a partnership with Mandopop artist Jay Chou and his record label JVR Music…
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Cloudflare says ruling in Universal dispute is an "important push-back"
Internet services company Cloudflare says a recent ruling in the German courts was an “important push back against misguided attempts to address online copyright infringement through the DNS system"…
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Setlist Podcast: Spotify insists royalty changes will help emerging artists
On this week's episode, Spotify's confirmation of plans to update how it pays out (or doesn't pay out) royalties, the decision to bounce the MSG Sphere venue out of London, and more…
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US ISP hits out at anti-piracy agency used by the music industry in copyright dispute
US internet company Altice - sued by Universal, BMG and Concord for not doing enough to stop copyright infringement on its networks - has hit out at the anti-piracy agency employed by the record labels and wants more information about its operations…
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New York judge dismisses Black Sheep lawsuit on Universal's Spotify equity
A New York court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by rap duo Black Sheep which accused Universal Music of agreeing to take a lower royalty rate from Spotify in return for getting equity in the streaming firm - and in doing so reducing the royalties received by artists…
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⏩ One Liners: Pink, Apple Music Classical, Tom Odell + more
Universal Music and Tuned Global agree deals in Africa; Tracy Maddux departs Downtown; Apple Music Classical iPad app launches; live dates from Pink, Tom Odell and The Damned…
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One Liners: Moneybagg Yo, Shygirl, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry + more
New deals for Moneybagg Yo, Riot Games, Gun and Heriot; appointments at Universal Music and ASM Global; new music from Shygirl, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Sprints, William Doyle, Lime Garden, Jaakko Eino Kalevi and Kneecap…
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Universal’s plans to cut carbon emissions certified by Science Based Targets initiative
Universal Music has had its plans to reduce carbon emissions over the next decade certified by the Science Based Targets initiative. The major says that this is a first for a standalone music company…