Drake's UMG lawsuit, the TikTok ban, the Nelly case and more music legal news from the past week, including cases involving Diddy and Tekashi 6ix9ine.
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TikTok is a lousy platform for music discovery, and while the music industry may not get better if it's banned, it certainly won't get worse.
Now TikTok has garnered over 170 million users in the U.S. Some of the largest record labels nationwide like Universal Music Group have taken advantage of that audience pool, using the app to ...
The deal requires Pershing to sell at least $500 million worth of its UMG holdings as part of the listing process.
Now TikTok has garnered over 170 million users in the U.S. Some of the largest record labels nationwide like Universal Music Group have taken advantage of that audience pool, using the app to promote artists and their music while the labels take home the ...
At this moment, millions of American TikTok users are contemplating bidding adieu to the viral video app that has been their source of entertainment, news and community, or even income, for the past several years.
On January 19, the United States will ban TikTok. What happens to music?
Drake launched a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group , the record company he shares with rival Kendrick Lamar, after his diss hit Not Like Us was released.The lawsuit, which
Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group for Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us." Drake filed in federal court on Wednesday and said the release of Lamar's "Not Like Us," which is aimed at the Canadian rapper,
The brief shutdown of the platform in the US sparked panic in the music industry, which has found its best platform in the Chinese network. However, many warn of its influence: "It has excessive power over songs and the world in general.
Jennifer Knoepfle, Head of US A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group, reflects on her career in publishing, the biggest challenges and opportunities in the sector today, and the key to being the best