Analysis News Inside the UMG-backed patent portfolio targeting AI music derivatives: A technical blueprint for the walled garden model? An entity linked to UMG has been building a patent portfolio around AI-music infrastructure
News EMPIRE strikes strategic partnership with Bollywood powerhouse Zee Music to ‘expand Indian music’s footprint worldwide’ Deal arrives amid continued global interest in India's music market
News Chord Music-linked ABS vehicle plans $500M deal, backed by $830M catalog led by Suicideboys, Morgan Wallen, and Ryan Tedder rights Deal collateralized by royalties from a catalog of more than 3,750 works
News UMG sues $10B-valued fashion brand Quince for ‘rampant and brazen infringement’ in TikTok posts The company raised a $500 million Series E in March at a $10.1 billion valuation
News Reservoir-backed PopArabia acquires MENA label and distributor Viral Wave Acquisition marks 'an important milestone in PopArabia’s continued growth,' according to PopArabia and Reservoir
News 75,000 AI-generated tracks now flood Deezer daily, representing 44% of all new music uploaded to the platform, says streamer The volume of fully AI-generated music being uploaded to Deezer has surged again
News As K-pop concert revenues rise, HYBE, SM Entertainment, JYP, and YG plot music festival joint venture News arrives as live music becomes an increasingly important revenue stream for K-pop's biggest companies
Analysis News Live Nation and Ticketmaster lose antitrust trial: What happened, what it means, and what comes next Live Nation antitrust verdict explained
Analysis News How Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s dominance in Japan is driving a global breakthrough for the UMG-signed band The act's streaming and physical sales in Japan made them the world's 13th biggest-selling act in 2025 — without an international campaign. UMG says their global push is still to come.
News Splice launches AI tools that compensate sample creators when their sounds are used Firm says original sample creators will be compensated when their sounds are used to generate new material
News Live Nation operated as illegal monopoly, jury finds in landmark antitrust trial Landmark verdict could reshape the live entertainment industry.
Analysis News UMG’s Michael Nash takes aim at ‘false narrative of artist replacement’ by AI – and 3 other things we learned from his HumanX panel with Splice’s CEO The pair discussed UMG's approach to AI, including how the company balances protecting artists' rights with leaning into AI innovation
News Mark Pitts exits as President of RCA Records, launches new management venture COFVNDERS He will maintain a relationship with RCA and Sony Music in a consultancy capacity
News Concord forms strategic venture with Steven Victor’s Victor Victor Worldwide, expands hip-hop footprint VVW has launched the careers of artists including Pop Smoke and Ski Mask the Slump God.
News Larry Mestel to receive City of Hope’s 2026 Spirit of Life Award Founder & CEO of Primary Wave Music recognized for industry leadership and commitment to advancing cancer research through partnership