Analysis A few of you have contacted me to ask if I got my numbers wrong. (Spoiler: No, I did not!) News JT Myers and Nat Pastor address a number of claims made about Virgin and UMG in recent months by lobbyists Analysis Kenny Gates responds to claims made by IMPALA about Universal and Downtown Analysis Revelator's Bruno Guez on the strength of the independent music sector News 8Ball calls itself a 'multidisciplinary record company' that owns two labels – 8Ball and Dino Music News Virgin describes Pope as a “pioneer in the development of the digital music business” News A-Sketch operates as both an artist management business and record label News UMG boss says: "I’m pleased to report that the Streaming 2.0 era has arrived."