Universal Music Group In The News

8Ball calls itself a 'multidisciplinary record company' that owns two labels – 8Ball and Dino Music

There was less good news, however, from the world of ad-funded streaming.

Virgin describes Pope as a “pioneer in the development of the digital music business”

Lawyers for Drake are also pushing forward a separate case in Texas, alleging 'payola' payments by UMG for playing 'Not Like Us'

Rumors abound after Billboard reports that duo's masters could sell for more than $300 million

Tyler Arnold signed Post Malone while working as an intern at Republic, while Ben Adelson signed Noah Kahan, James Bay and Stephen Sanchez

YouTube added +25 million subscribers over the past 12 months

The Series E round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, also an investor in Stability AI and AI music generator Suno