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Universal’s Virgin Music Group signs global distribution deal with Bhojpuri label Sur Music World

The Mumbai-based company started out in South Indian entertainment content, picking up Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film titles for digital release. Source

Universal Music Group: Strong Rights Economics, With Multiple Ways To Monetize

Bhojpuri Blowout: Indian Label Sur Music Taps UMG’s Virgin to Expand Regional Footprint

Virgin Music Group announces a global distribution deal with Indian label Sur Music, one of the fastest-growing labels in the country. Universal Music’s Virgin Music Group, a world...

Introducing UMG the Patent Licensor: Major Label’s ‘Music IP Holdings’ JV Licenses 24+ AI Patents to Udio and GRAI, Targ...

13 months after unveiling plans “to greatly expand” its patent portfolio under a Liquidax Capital joint venture, Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially licensed the AI-focused...

Universal Music Group completes €500 million share buyback program

The company has repurchased 26,707,529 of its own shares under the program, UMG said on Monday (July 27) Source

Universal Music: Ownership Of Music Is Currently Underestimated

Universal Music Reveals Lukewarm Q2 2026 Performance — Plus a New Pandora Deal, a $460 Million+ Spotify Stock Sale, and...

Universal Music Group (UMG) has posted so-so financials for Q2 2026, including modest publishing growth and a double-digit merch-revenue slide. Meanwhile, the major has reupped wit...

Universal Music Group kicks off additional €250M share buyback program

UMG completed the first €500 million program, its first-ever share repurchase, in July Source

Universal Music Group has spent over $500M on its share buyback – with stage one of the process nearly complete

In total, UMG has repurchased 26,073,074 of its own shares since the program began in April, at a cost of EUR €487.7 million Source

Universal Music Buys Back Nearly $60 Million of Its Own Shares Against a Murky Outlook — Goldman Expects UMG’s Stock Pri...

Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially kicked off another share buyback program by repurchasing nearly $60 million worth of its own stock.  UMG shed light on this latest multim...

Universal Music Completes $570 Million Share Buyback Program Ahead of Q2 2026 Earnings Release

Roughly four months and 26.7 million shares later, Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially completed its €500 million (currently $568.5 million) stock buyback program. Having pr...

Universal Music Group needs a Manager, Marketing

They are currently seeking a Marketing Manager who will handle product and marketing campaign strategy for multiple artists and projects across the IGA Miami roster. This job requi...

Universal Music Group needs a Director, Urban Marketing & Artist Growth

Universal Music Group in Santa Monica, California, is looking for an experienced Director of Marketing for their Urban Marketing team. This role will focus on product and marketing...

Universal Music Repurchased Over $160 Million Worth of Its Own Stock Last Week — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around a...

With its stock price still hovering around a record low – and with analysts divided about what comes next – Universal Music Group (UMG) last week repurchased more than $160 million...

UMG India is Putting All New Releases Behind a Paywall for 72 Hours

Universal Music Group India will begin triggering a 72-hour paywall for new releases, according to Sir Lucian Grainge during UMG’s earnings call. During Universal Music Group’s rec...

Universal Music Group repurchases 50,062 shares for €922,715

Udio and GRAI Adopt UMG and Liquidax-Backed AI Music Patents

The move gives UMG and its partners more control over how copyrights are used and compensated by participating AI models.

Universal has sold a chunk of Spotify stock for around $467M. Artists will likely be paid over $100M of it.

Per MBW's calculations, UMG artists could be in line for approximately $131 million of the money. Source

Universal Music Group partners with Hook to license fan-created content across social media

The partnership gives fans new ways to create with major-label music while routing compensation back to UMG artists and rightsholders. 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

UMG’s new releases in India will go exclusively to paid streaming subscribers for first 72 hours

Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of UMG, announced the move on the company's earnings call on Thursday (July 30). Source

Universal Music Group Stock Slump Continues — Analysts Remain Divided as Shares Plummet 40% In One Year

Ongoing share buyback program aside, Universal Music stock is still hovering around a 52-week – and all-time-low – price that represents a nearly 40% falloff during the past 12 mon...

Universal Music Inks Major Beatles Merch Deal Ahead of Multiple Biopic Releases

Universal Music and The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. announce a major merchandising partnership ahead of the upcoming four-part documentary series. The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd., foun...

UMG asks court to dismiss US musicians’ union lawsuit over Udio AI deal

Universal Music has asked a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by the American Federation of Musicians Source