What Happens if Google Buys the World’s Biggest Music Company?
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Up to half of Universal Music Group is for sale. If the tech giant buys it, things could get very interesting
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A Storm Is Coming to the Global Music Industry — and More than $100 Billion Is at Stake
Posted in: Music FeaturesUp to half of Universal Music Group is for sale – and all indications are it's going to bank an astronomical sum of money. This could spell amazing news for the other two big labels
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Universal Music Group Will Get New Owners This Year
Posted in: Music NewsDeutsche Bank says UMG is worth $33 billion — more than its owner, Vivendi
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The Five Numbers That Say Everything About the Music Industry in 2018
Posted in: Music FeaturesTaking the temperature of one of the most exciting, changeable industries in existence — via five crucial statistics that all tell their own story
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Taylor Swift Is a Punk-Rock Rebel — and She Just Proved It to the World
Posted in: Music FeaturesHer new deal with Universal Music Group benefits the wider artistic community - in lieu of a deal which wholly benefits herself
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Spotify’s New Universal Deal Allows Two-Week Paywall for New Releases
Posted in: Music NewsStreaming service embraces "windowing" after years of eschewing exclusive
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Universal Sues Companies Selling Mixtapes in Prison
Posted in: Music NewsThe music giant is seeking $150,000 per song it claims was illegally distributed
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Universal Explains How It Will Match Bands With Brands in New Initiative
Posted in: Music NewsThe Global Music Data Alliance, a partnership between Universal and Havas Media, aims to put demographic data to work
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Follow Kanye on Twitter? Universal Wants to Make Money Off That
Posted in: Music NewsA new initiative called the Global Music Data Alliance will allow record label to mine consumer data for increased revenue
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Universal Music Group Offers To Sell EMI’s Parlophone Label
Posted in: Music NewsArtists affected could include Queen, Blur and Coldplay
