Sir Lucian Grainge In The News

Clive Fisher, former Universal Music EVP, dies aged 71; Sir Lucian Grainge leads tributes to exec ‘who loved people’

Fisher spent 33 years in total at Universal Music UK, before continuing to contribute as an adviser to key execs

JP Morgan says Universal’s ‘artist-centric’ model will bring a 9% revenue increase to major labels. No wonder it’s just increased its price target for UMG.

Deezer this week revealed it has struck an agreement to start paying UMG's artists via an 'artist centric' model

On… Deezer nuzzling up to Universal’s ‘artist-centric’ model, a potential mass deletion, and a controversial tweak (update)

It's been a big day in the music business – and it's raised a lot of possibilities...

Popular artists to get ‘royalty boost’ on Deezer as platform readies ‘artist-centric’ model with Universal Music Group

Deezer and UMG announce the launch of what they call the "first comprehensive artist-centric streaming model"

Timothy Xu, former Sony Music boss in China, named CEO and Chairman of Universal Music Greater China

China broke into the world's Top 5 recorded music markets in 2022, according to IFPI data

Universal Music just swooped for a prominent company in UAE. The race is on for the majors to build market power in MENA.

The sound of opportunity for the record business across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is getting louder.

Revelator expands in LATAM, hiring Luciana Pegorer and Arturo Soler to lead offices in Brazil and Mexico

Company's LATAM expansion follows its recent office opening in Japan

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square stays bullish on Universal Music Group, even vs. AI: ‘The long tail of AI-generated content will likely never be heard and will not displace legitimate artists’ work.’

Pershing effectively laughs in the face of concerns raised by analysts earlier this year over AI's threat to UMG