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Stat Of The Week: The pandemic has hit the major labels this year… but they’re still generating over $1m per hour from streaming

What the majors' H1 2020 results tell us about their financial strength amid the year of coronavirus

Universal inks global licensing deal with B2B music streaming service Soundtrack Your Brand

Company works with brands such as McDonald’s, Lululemon, J Crew and others

Universal signs two major deals in China – as it launches new label with Tencent Music

Unlike previous years, UMG goes direct with rival services in market

Universal’s stake in Spotify is worth over $1.6bn… but it’s got no plans to sell up

Vivendi's CEO and CFO state that they have "no intention" of selling UMG's shareholding in streaming giant

Remember when Spotify called Universal ‘music’s most innovative company’?

It's the claim all of Universal's rivals simply love

Universal Music Germany signs Italian actor and singer Michele Morrone

His songs featured in the film 365 Days have garnered almost 100m combined streams

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Universal Music Turkey signs hip-hop stars Anil Piyanci & Lil Zey

Anil Piyanci is one of the most streamed domestic rappers in Turkey

Universal Music Group accelerates China strategy, with Joe Fang named first ever MD of UMPG in region

Hiring represents UMG's first major move in China since Tencent consortium deal was completed

Music Business Jobs UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Universal Music Group – Product Manager (US)

Minimum 5 years’ experience in related field (music, entertainment, marketing)

Job type: Marketing/Digital Marketing

Location: Los Angeles, United States

Applications for this position have now closed.

How Universal Music Group is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

"We offering various forms of assistance to help artists, songwriters and independent labels affected by COVID-19 weather these challenging times."

Music Business Jobs UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Universal Music Group – Senior Marketing Manager, International, 12 month maternity cover (UK)

Experience at a Senior Marketing Manager level within a music company required

Job type: Marketing/Digital Marketing

Location: London, United Kingdom

Applications for this position have now closed.

Apple inks new deals with Universal, Sony and Warner for music streaming

Deal does not include license for Apple Music and TV bundle

Coronavirus panic just wiped nearly $5bn off the combined value of Vivendi, Spotify and Live Nation… in a day

MBW monitors how 'Black Monday' has hammered music stocks around the world

TikTok parent Bytedance launches Spotify rival Resso in India… without Universal’s catalog

It’s the Spotify rival that impressed ex-Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy so much, he admitted it was packed with “really clever social features”. Resso, the music streaming app owned by TikTok parent Bytedance, has today (March 4) publicly launched in India, taking on the likes of SPOT, plus Gaana, JioSaavn and Apple Music in the market. … Continued

Universal claims 80%-plus share of 2019’s Top 10 biggest global artists… led by Taylor Swift

Major has signed and/or distributes eight of this year's biggest acts (and also works with BTS)