Universal Music Group In The News

Meta partners with iHeartMedia to bring Coldplay concert to VR headsets

The free event will launch on Meta Horizon on December 30 at 11AM Pacific time.

Rebecca Allen promoted to Chief Artist & Strategy Officer at UMG UK

In this 'first-of-its-kind' leadership role, Allen will support UMG UK's labels in 'helping artists navigate every step of their journey within the company'

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Universal Music Group expands global portfolio of retail stores for superfans, with new shop locations in New York and London

The UMusic Shop NY opens Wednesday, December 10 at 2 Penn Plaza. The London store opens on Tuesday, December 16, in Camden Town

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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ Die With a Smile is Vevo’s most watched music video in 2025 with 932m global views; JENNIE records biggest premiere with 33.4m views in first 14 days

On Vevo’s premiere charts, South Korean artist JENNIE's Like JENNIE recorded the most views globally in its first 14 days at 33.4 million.

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Taylor Swift seeks dismissal of poet’s ‘frivolous’ and ‘absurd’ copyright infringement lawsuit

In a motion to dismiss, lawyers for Swift called Kimberly Marasco's lawsuit 'frivolous and harassing'

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The 23 biggest music business deals of 2025: From Taylor Swift to Tencent Music, Live Nation, and Chord.

The biggest artist catalog related deal on this year's list is for the masters of Taylor Swift's first six albums, acquired by... Taylor Swift from Shamrock Capital

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On… Suno, Songkick, and a Reddit Revolt

The following article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest ‘Tim’s Take’ email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.

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Are boybands back? Republic Records and Freddy Wexler unveil ‘the next global phenomenon’

The group was formed through a process where the members selected each other rather than going through traditional casting.