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Top Music Business Worldwide News

Lady Gaga · Hilversum

Universal Music Group Confidentially Submits Draft Registration Statement for a Proposed U.S. Public Offering

50% Center coverage: 38 sources

HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) ("UMG" or the "Company") announced today that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form F-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the…See the Story

IPO · South Korea

BTS Agency HYBE Raided over Alleged Fraud Trading

42% Left coverage: 12 sources

According to local reports, HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk is accused of gaining around $146 million by ‘deceiving’ investors into selling their shares.See the Story

Universal Music Group · Los Angeles

UMG Partners With Liquidax to Speed Up AI Patents Program: ‘Accelerating the Evolution of the Music Ecosystem’

86% Center coverage: 7 sources

UMG partners with Liquidax to speed up an AI-music patents program that has already yielded 15 patents.See the Story

Blindspots

TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order

Low coverage from Right Sources

TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order

UMG’s Downtown Deal: European Commission Launches ‘In-Depth’ Second Phase of Investigation

80% Left coverage: 5 sources

UMG's Downtown deal has hit another snag, as the European Commission announced it would launch a bigger investigation into the attempted acquisition.Taylor Swift See the Story

These New Bills Aim to Prevent Rap Lyrics From Being Used in Court Nationwide

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The Restoring Artistic Protection Act is being introduced to the House thanks to the nonprofit Free Our ArtMusic · United States See the Story

Germany’s recorded music sales grew 1.4% in the first half of 2025, marking a significant slowdown

The country's recorded music industry trade group is urging the EU to create the conditions needed for an AI licensing marketplace SourceEuropean Union · Germany See the Story

Anthropic beefs up legal team ahead of showdown with Universal Music Group (report)

A blog called chatgptiseatingtheworld.com said the judge’s recent decision sets the stage for larger damages in Anthropic’s two legal cases. SourceUniversal Music Group Read Article

Nicki Shamel Named Head of TuneCore U.S.

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Nicki Shamel has been named head of TuneCore in the U.S., the company announced on Thursday (July 24). In the role, Shamel will be tasked with overseeing a team focused on artist acquisition, growth and development strategy in the U.S., where the company hopes to make a greater impact. Part of that responsibility will include aligning the Believe-owned platform’s artist success and DSP partnerships teams to serve artists more effectively, and …New York City · New York See the Story

Recognition Music Group plans $372m bond sale – as value of catalog once known as Hipgnosis Songs Fund continues to balloon

Blackstone-owned Recognition owns the portfolio of music rights built by Merck Mercuriadis at HSF Source Read Article

Naoshi Fujikura on breaking global superstars, Japan’s culture of superfans, and UMG’s positioning in the world’s second-largest music market…

MBW's World Leaders series meets Naoshi Fujikura, President & CEO of Universal Music Japan SourceMusic · Tokyo Read Article

UMPG Signs Musician & Songwriter Joel Little to Admin Deal

Photo Credit: Jennifer Knoepfle, Joel Little, Ashley Page (UMPG) Universal Music Publishing Group has signed Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and musician Joel Little to an exclusive worldwide publishing deal. Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has announced the signing of Grammy Award-winning songwriter, producer, and musician Joel Little to an exclusive worldwide music publishing administration agreement. Little is widely recognized f…Grammy Awards · Australia See the Story

News from Music Business Worldwide

News from Music Business Worldwide