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Label giants sign up to Music Climate Pact

Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group are among a group of industry leaders to sign a new commitment to…

2021 in review – June

Companies began to see the light at the end of the tunnel following a difficult time during the pandemic, and…

People: Ticketmaster Sport, Tix Ticketing and more…

We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Tix Ticketing, based in Reykjavik in Iceland,…

Universal Music Group share prices soar following Amsterdam listing

Universal Music Group has been valued at around €45bn (£38bn/$52bn) after it made its stock market debut today (Tuesday) in…

Vivendi to spin off Universal Music Group this year

Vivendi has announced plans to spin off its Universal Music Group (UMG) subsidiary in a public listing to be worth…

UMG announces collection of music-based experiential hotels

Universal Music Group has unveiled UMUSIC Hotels, a new global collection of music-based experiential hotel properties. In partnership with investment…

Music industry rallies in support of ‘Black Out Tuesday’

Many companies from the music industry have announced they will cease operations tomorrow (Tuesday) as a show of solidarity in…

Tencent’s UMG deal paves way for 20% stake in music giant

A consortium led by Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings has struck a $3.36bn (£2.55bn/€3bn) deal to acquire a 10% stake…

Vivendi’s UMG stake sale attracts buyers

Vivendi has seen its shares jump today (Friday) after posting impressive third-quarter revenue and stating a potential sale of an…

UMG unveils South East Asia expansion

Vivendi-owned Universal Music Group (UMG) is driving expansion into South East Asia with the launch of two new flagship labels….

Tencent in talks to buy UMG stake from Vivendi

Vivendi has confirmed talks with Chinese internet giant Tencent over a potential sale of 10% of the French media conglomerate’s…

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