Sir Lucian Grainge hails ‘pivotal year in the history of UMG and the music industry’

“UMG continues to be, without question, the most successful company in the history of the music industry.”
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How Taylor Swift’s major act of generosity will affect $280m+ of Universal’s money

Why the pop icon is also, in one regard, a punk-rock rebel
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Taylor Swift signs new global recordings deal with Universal Music Group

Direct agreement signed for the world
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Universal is having a huge year – right on time for sale-hungry Vivendi

UMG’s current performance suggests that, with a strong Q4, it will turn over somewhere close to $7bn in the full year of 2018
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Vivendi launches bank selection process to find buyer for stake in Universal Music Group

Vivendi released its Q3 2018 results today
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Liberty Media: We’re ‘absolutely’ interested at looking into buying a stake in Universal Music Group

The starting pistols go off on the biggest music rights deal of the year
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Universal signs K-pop girl band to Interscope – can they repeat BTS success?

The South Korean quartet is currently the highest-charting female K-pop act in Billboard Hot 100 history
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Giles Martin named Head of Audio & Sound at Universal Music Group

‘ Giles instinctively sees the potential of what lies ahead and innately understands how to leverage technology to harness new forms of artistic expression.’
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Universal signs multi-year direct licensing agreement with Mixcloud

The global agreement includes payment for previous use of UMG’s music
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