Universal Music Group has become the first major label to licence popular African music download and streaming service Boomplay. The service, boasts 36 million users in multiple African markets and is adding 2 million users monthly. Before the UMG, Boomplay offered more than two million mostly regional songs and thousands…
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Universal Music Global Accelerator Network Adds 8th City
Universal Music Group’s Global Accelerator Engagement Network has added its eighth partner with the addition of the Melbourne, Australia Accelerator Program (MAP) Since launching in 2012, the UMG initiative has backed over 100 startups – 28 of which were digital music ventures – that have raised more than $70 million…
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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Universal hires NFL executive Jaime Weston as EVP of Consumer Marketing
The newly-created role will see Weston develop a consumer engagement platform for UMG
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Ollie Hodge named Director of A&R at Polydor in London
Hodge joins Polydor from Columbia Records where he was Senior A&R Manager.
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Mixcloud Inks Universal Music Group Direct Licensing Deal
Mixcloud has signed a multi-year direct licensing agreement with Universal Music Group. Under the deal, UMG artists will be compensated for use of their music on Mixcloud’s ad-supported and yet-to-launch subscription crowdsourced radio platform. The global agreement, excluding China and Japan, includes payment for previous use of UMG music. WMG…
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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UMG Partners With 7digital
UPDATE: The UK’s City AM reported that Universal Music Group has entered into an agreement with streaming and download tech provider 7digital to launch streaming, download and merchandise portals for its most popular artists. 7 Digital has now issued a clarification According to City AM 7digital will power direct to…
Spotify Set to Launch in the Middle East and North Africa This November
Spotify moves forward with its plan to go international and hopefully turn a profit in the process. But, does this mean major labels and publishers have already fallen in line? According to a leaked internal e-mail, Spotify will launch in the Middle E…
Hollywood Is Doubling Down on Streaming Piracy – But Is This a Problem for the Music Industry?
Will the RIAA benefit from the MPAA’s latest move against piracy? To tackle the ongoing rise of online piracy, the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) has taken on a new strategy. The MPAA has hired an important government law and lobbying gr…