Drake's longtime label Universal Music Group on Monday sought a dismissal of his defamation lawsuit over its promotion of Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning single "Not Like Us," the biggest hit of a ...

UMG called Drake's lawsuit "no more than Drake's attempt to save face for his unsuccessful rap battle with Lamar." ...

In January, Drake accused UMG — which he is also signed to — of spreading the “false and malicious narrative” that he is a ...

In his opening remarks on UMG’s earnings call on Thursday, Chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge noted that UMG has “posted ...

The evolution of the streaming business to an artist-centric model that pays the most popular music at a higher rate per stream will benefit the record labels, like Universal, which represents the ...

Music executive Kevin Liles has released a statement following the lawsuit filed against him, Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music Group by a woman accusing him of rape. "I absolutely deny the ...

Drake is reportedly backing away from several key claims made against music conglomerate Universal Music Group in his ongoing lawsuit. This development could lead to a potential dismissal of the case.

The codes compliment other identifiers like ISRC for music recordings and ISBN for books. By Marc Schneider Industry News Editor Universal Music Group has adopted the International Standard Name ...

ADA, Warner Music Group’s global independent music distribution and artist services arm, has struck up a new partnership with Three Six Zero Recordings. The deal will cover global distribution for all ...

The Grammy Hall of Fame added 13 new recordings from artists like Big Star, Eddie Floyd, and JAY-Z. The list includes albums and singles that are historically or culturally significant.

By Kristin Robinson Senior Writer Universal Music Group (UMG) chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge released his annual New Year’s memo to staff on Monday (Feb. 3), about a month later than usual owing to ...

Music City SF/Mi5 Recordings Universal Music Group will be providing “Space” for the San Francisco/Northern California Music community to see their musical ambitions in music come to fruition, learn ...