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Universal Music Group becomes first major music company to license TYGER, which uses AI to adapt songs to gameplay in re...

Select recordings and songs from UMG's recorded music and publishing catalogs will become available on TYGER's paid, on-demand subscription service. Source

Universal Music: Ownership Of Music Is Currently Underestimated

ElevenLabs launched Music v2.5 – shortly after announcing its UMG licensing deal.

The model went live on September 11 and is now the default “for prompted and reference generation” in ElevenMusic, the company said. Source

ElevenLabs signs its first major-label deal, licensing Universal music for a fan remix platform

Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs have signed a multi-year licensing agreement and will build a music creation platform on it that lets fans produce remixes, mashups, new interp...

Universal Music Group sues DistroKid, accusing it of ‘unlawful practices’ and ‘flooding platforms with AI-generated slop...

Key parts of UMG's suit center on DistroKid's alleged involvement with AI-made music. Source

UMG’s hospitality arm to open its first UK hotel on London’s Denmark Street

It will be UMHL's first hotel in the UK, and its second in Europe after UMusic Hotel Madrid, with Madrid the only UMusic Hotel currently operating. Source

Universal Music Group is collaborating with ElevenLabs on a new AI-powered creation platform

The unnamed software will be built around licensed music from UMG artists who want to participate.

Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs join forces on new AI music platform

Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs are developing a licensed AI music platform allowing fans to create remixes, mashups and new interpretations. Universal Music Group (UMG) is ta...

Nobody’s Safe as Big Shakeup Hits Universal Music Group: Def Jam, Republic, Interscope, Polydor Among the Impacted Label...

Universal Music Group enacts some major reductions, leading to layoffs impacting the US, UK, and possibly other affiliated organizations. Universal Music Group (UMG) has started th...

Universal Music and ElevenLabs partner to develop AI music platform

Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the world’s biggest music companies, and ElevenLabs, an AI audio development company,have has announced a multi-year licensing agreement and wid...

Universal Music is launching an AI music platform with ElevenLabs

Universal Music Group is launching a new AI-powered platform that will allow users to draw from its catalog of licensed music to create song remixes, mashups, and new takes on trac...

UMG Inks Deal With ElevenLabs to Develop AI Music Remix Platform

News of UMG's alliance with ElevenLabs comes just a day after Suno rolled out its first AI models in partnership with WMG, BMG and Believe.

UMG Licenses Gaming-Focused AI Music Platform Tyger

UMG becomes the first major to ink a music licensing agreement with adaptive gaming-focused music platform Tyger. Adaptive gaming-focused music platform Tyger and Universal Music G...

Jeff Satur Signs With Universal Music Southeast Asia

UM SEA has tentatively scheduled a Q2 2027 release date for Satur’s next album, his first through the major music company.

Universal Music Group Completes Nearly $300 Million Stock Repurchase Program — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around Reco...

One month, 16.6 million shares, and north of $290 million later, Universal Music Group’s latest stock repurchase program is officially a wrap. Long in the habit of providing weekly...

Universal Music Canada Announces Layoffs Across Multiple Departments

As 'Billboard Canada' reports, Universal Music Canada (UMC) staff members are facing layoffs across multiple departments. The cuts — more

Universal Music and ElevenLabs team up to let fans reimagine music with AI

Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs are launching a licensed AI music platform allowing participating artists’ music to be remixed, reimagined and experienced in new ways. Univers...

Multiple layoffs at Universal Music Group, as $270M cost-cutting program continues

Execs such as Tunji Balogun, Ben Mortimer, Nicole Wyskoarko, and Sam Riback are leaving UMG Source

DistroKid confirms it has removed tracks in response to UMG claims

The Verge reported that independent artists had been posting on social media about their music being taken down without notice. Source

Universal Music and Warner Chappell partner on launch of Ecuadorian music company Sonido Distrito Sur, led by Juan Ferna...

Ecuadorian singer-songwriter Juan Fernando Velasco is also president of SAYCE, the Ecuadorian authors' and composers' society. Source

Universal Music Group sues DistroKid over AI music and copyright claims

Universal Music Group has sued DistroKid, alleging unlawful practices involving AI-generated music, copyright infringement and streaming platforms. Universal Music Group (UMG) has...

Universal and Warner press court to end US musicians’ lawsuit over Udio, Suno deals

The case rests on Article 21(a) of the Sound Recording Labor Agreement, the union's collective bargaining agreement with the record companies. Source

Universal Music Group partners with ElevenLabs to launch a new AI-powered platform that will let users create song remix...

Emma Roth / The Verge: Universal Music Group partners with ElevenLabs to launch a new AI-powered platform that will let users create song remixes, mashups, and more from its catalo...

UMG Shakeup Sends Major Execs Packing as Label Giant Pushes $270M Cost-Cutting Plan

One of the biggest companies in the music business is undergoing a significant shakeup, and some familiar names behind major artists and record labels are heading for the exits. Un...