Sir Lucian Grainge In The News

Julie Adam promoted to CEO of Universal Music Canada; Jeffrey Remedios appointed President, Strategic Development, for REPUBLIC Collective

Both appointments are effective immediately

Mike Harris named CEO of UMG Nashville; Dave Cobb appointed Chief Creative Officer

Cindy Mabe, Chair and CEO of UMG Nashville since April 2023, is leaving the company "to pursue new opportunities".

The major record companies lost market share again on Spotify last year. But BMG and ‘artist-centric royalties’ make this a more complicated picture than it first appears.

To understand one of the industry's favorite graphs, a few things first need to be taken into account

Read Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2025 memo to Universal Music Group staff: ‘Streaming 2.0 will represent a new age of innovation, consumer segmentation, geographic expansion, greater consumer value and ARPU growth.’

UMG boss says: "I’m pleased to report that the Streaming 2.0 era has arrived."

On… Lola Young, M-UK-GA!, and communing.

MBW founder Tim Ingham's latest Review commentary

Sir Lucian Grainge issues update on UMG’s L.A. wildfire relief efforts: ‘The road to recovery will be very long. We will be there every step of the way.’

UMG's CEO has pledged support for those impacted by the wildfires in Southern California

Confirmed: Spotify and Universal have a new deal – including a direct agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group in the US

It’s official: as MBW reported earlier, Spotify and Universal Music Group have inked a new multi-year licensing agreement. Both sides of the deal have now confirmed their fresh alliance. And, as MBW’s sources nodded to earlier… it includes a surprise direct licensing agreement between Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) and Spotify in the United States … Continued

Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing deal. It remedies Spotify’s infamous US ‘audiobook bundle’ royalty discount in UMG payouts, say MBW sources

Big news from the land of MBW’s well-connected industry sources: Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing agreement. (This news has now been officially confirmed by both sides – read all about it here.) We’re told the multi-year deal arrives a year earlier than many expected UMG’s next deal with Spotify to … Continued