Is Universal Music Worth $29 Billion? $49 Billion? Even $100 Billion?
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Analysts suggest that the world's biggest music rights-holder could be worth three times its current public valuation
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Want to Dream With Post Malone? ‘Sleep Remixes’ Are Now a Thing
Posted in: Music Biz NewsStars like Ariana Grande and Shawn Mendes will release hour-long, soothing versions of their songs as part of a new partnership between Calm and Universal Music Group
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J Balvin Joins Katy Perry and Post Malone on Pokémon Compilation Album
Posted in: Music NewsCapitol Records will release 'Pokémon 25: The Album,' with songs by 11 major Universal Music Group artists, this fall
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A Fictional LEGO Character Just Signed a Record Deal
Posted in: Music Biz NewsL.L.A.M.A., who's now on Universal Music Group's Astralwerks label roster, is the first artist to release a song on VIDIYO, Lego's version of a TikTok for kids
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Big Hit and Universal Music Will Launch a New Boy Band Together
Posted in: Music Biz NewsThe new boy band will come out of a televised audition process set to begin airing in 2022, and the two powerhouse companies are teaming up to form a new L.A.-based label as well
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UMG, YG Entertainment Invest in Big Hit Joint Venture For Livestreaming Platform
Posted in: Music Biz NewsThe world's largest music company joins major Korean labels to enter the livestreaming space
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Universal Music and Triller Are Duking It Out Over a Failed Deal
Posted in: Music Biz NewsThe biggest label in the world has removed all its artists’ music from the short-form video app. In statements to Rolling Stone, Triller calls Universal “ridiculous” while Universal says Triller’s perspective is “removed from reality”
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The Biggest Label in the World Invests in Cartoon Creatures, Soccer Balls, and Sweat
Posted in: Music Biz NewsUniversal Music Group is starting 2021 with a branding boom, calling on Katy Perry and Liam Payne to help announce partnerships with Pokémon, FIFA, and Equinox
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Bob Dylan Sells Entire Songwriting Catalog to Universal Music Publishing
Posted in: Music NewsAcquisition covers over 600 songs up through Rough and Rowdy Ways, estimated to be worth over $300 million
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Universal Music Group Launches HBCU Internship Program
Posted in: Music Biz NewsThe program will bring in 50 students and recent grads from HBCUs across the country
