News Spinal Tap’s UMG case might be over, but Vivendi is not off the hook yetCase against StudioCanal 'seeks hundreds of millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages'
News Universal Music releases app for artists and managers to track streams, socials and moreUniversal Music Artists (UMA) app shows global data insights from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and YouTube
Music Business Jobs INGROOVES MUSIC GROUP Ingrooves – Digital Accounts Manager (UK)Significant Account Management experience requiredJob type: Sales/Account ManagementLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
Analysis News Why, in a post-Tencent/Universal world, the three major music companies are worth nearly $90bnMBW estimates that Universal, Sony and Warner are now collectively worth just shy of $89bn
News BTS ship over a million physical copies of Japanese-language single Lights/Boy With Luv in JapanBoyband works with Big Hit and Universal Music for their Japanese music
News Per Sundin steps down as MD of Universal Music Sweden to join ABBA branding company Pop HouseNew structure begins at Universal's Nordic companies, as trio of executives step up
Analysis News The major labels are close to generating $1m from streaming every hour – but global growth is actually slowing downMBW analysis shows that global major label streaming revenue growth slowed by 19.1% YoY in the first six months of this year
News Katy Perry, Capitol Records and others ordered to pay $2.8m for copyright infringement"Any song with a cowbell will [now] be sued by Blue Oyster Cult. Blue Oyster Cult will be sued by a cow."
News Official: Mike Biggane leaves Spotify to join Universal Music Group as EVP, Music Strategies and TacticsCreator of Spotify's New Music Fridays moves label-side in Santa Monica
Music Business Jobs UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP Universal Music Group – Content Manager (UK)The candidate will be responsible for creating content for the web and growing a social audienceJob type: Marketing/Digital MarketingLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
Analysis The Universal fire may be ‘heartbreaking’ – but don’t expect much impact on the music biz story of the year"It is not clear to us that the fire in the LA storage facility should have any impact on either the valuation of UMG or the sale process."
News The music industry is tackling streaming fraud with a pointless ‘Code’. It won’t work… but these ideas might.Penalties for artists, penalties for staff, more funding – why wasn't any of this in the industry's own policies?
News Vivendi ‘very confident’ it will ignite Universal Music Group sale process by end of the year'UMG is doing very well. The question is how to find the right partner, up to 50%. But everything's fine – trust me!'
Analysis The major record labels are signing over 50 artists a month. Is that too many?The majors are inking deals with over 600 artists every year
News Universal launches Nashville Career Jam: ‘Meet the people shaping a new era.’New careers event takes place on Thursday, June 20
