Universal Music Group In The News

Indie merch firms Down Right Merchandise and Overcast Merch merge to launch Armada

The new entity will operate as a single company with over 170 employees, over 250 stores, and operations spanning from Boston to Long Beach.

News

Lollapalooza draws 460,000 attendees to Chicago, organizers say

This year’s Lollapalooza featured Sabrina Carpenter headlining the T-Mobile main stage on Sunday, with surprise guests Earth, Wind & Fire, and A$AP Rocky.

Interviews

Rafael Ricardo Jiménez-Dan on building Rimas, staying independent, and why he’s all in on music publishing

The founder of one of the world's most important independent labels speaks out on its foundations, and the future of the business

Analysis News

The 5 most important things to know about HYBE, the music company that just won’t stay out of the headlines

HYBE is busy expanding beyond the world of K-pop, but a seemingly endless string of controversies is dragging down the company's public image

News

From Live Nation’s $646 million Mexico deal to Universal Music Group’s $3.38bn Q2 results… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

Five of the biggest headlines from the past five days

News

Universal Music Group generated $3.38bn in Q2, up 4.5% YoY – driven by Morgan Wallen, timelesz, Lady Gaga

Universal's overall Recorded Music revenue for the second quarter of 2025 was €2.224 billion ($2.52bn), up 3.9% YoY at constant currency.

Interviews

Sean Momberger: ‘If this happened when I was 21, who knows what would have happened? It probably would have been too much.’

Sean Momberger tells his side of the Not Like Us creation story and also discusses his collaboration with Mustard, the secret of successful sampling, and why AI is the future

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Major labels and Merlin back interactive music TV channel ROXi’s debut on US broadcast TV

The service delivers 100 million licensed tracks from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and Merlin to 31 US markets.