Universal Music Group In The News
News Rittberg, a veteran of Universal Music Group, joined Big Machine in 2017, while Hunnicutt, formerly of Big Loud, joined in 2019 News TikTok spokesperson says platform is "sad and disappointed" by UMG statement from earlier today News The world’s largest music rightsholder just announced that its agreement with TikTok is set to expire tomorrow on January 31. Interviews The BMG boss discusses the sweeping changes he's made at the Bertelsmann-owned company – and the future of music News Thanks to AI, BMG is now able to process royalties 10 times faster than it could previously, and track music 50% faster Analysis Why a careful balancing act is required by the majors as their own priorities become entangled in Spotify and Apple's fight News Jury agreed with the argument made by lawyers for Kat Von D that her tattooing an image of Miles Davis was “fair use” and didn’t infringe copyright News The collaboration will extend LyricFind's products to a network of music and media services globally where Tuned Global has partnerships