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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Universal Music Group, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 146stories have been published about Universal Music Group which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Universal Music Group Launches Berry Gordy Scholarship for UCLA Music Students

78% Center coverage: 9 sources

Santa Monica-based Universal Music Group announced Monday it has established the Berry Gordy Music Industry Scholarship at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music to support high-potential students in the school’s music industry program.See the Story

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Supreme Court to Hear Cox Appeal in $1 Billion Music Piracy Case

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The US Supreme Court agreed to consider shielding Cox Communications Inc. from a $1 billion lawsuit by the music industry, in a case that could give internet providers new legal protections when users pirate copyrighted works.See the Story

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Drake's Legal Team Pushes Defamation Case Against UMG Forward

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Drake's Legal Team Pushes Defamation Case Against UMG ForwardSee the Story

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Cloudflare Debuts 'Permission-Based Approach' to AI Scraping

Cloudflare has unveiled a new AI scraping policy that will enable website owners themselves to ‘decide which crawlers to allow.’ Photo Credit: Omar Lopez-Rincon Bad news for artificial intelligence giants: Cloudflare has officially updated its AI scraping defaults in an effort to halt the “use of original content without permission.” The self-described “leading connectivity cloud company” revealed the move – and the resulting “new business model…LootingSee the Story

David Tao Inks Exclusive Universal Music Greater China Deal

David Tao (left) and Universal Music Greater China chairman and CEO Timothy Xu. Photo Credit: Universal Music Months after partnering with Liu Huan, Universal Music Group has continued its China expansion by finalizing a “strategic global alliance” with David Tao. The major label unveiled the newer agreement, executed specifically via Universal Music Greater China, today. Billed as the “Godfather of Mandarin R&B,” Hong Kong-born Tao has now (off…Music · ChinaSee the Story

Virgin Music Co-CEOs Slam ‘Fictions and Falsehoods’ Around Downtown Deal

It’s fair to say that this is the week the public fightback against criticism of UMG’s planned acquisition of Downtown Music began. The post is from Music Ally.MusicSee the Story

I Was a Co-Founder of IMPALA. It Saddens Me to See How Rabidly Anti-Major It’s Become.

Kenny Gates responds to claims made by IMPALA about Universal and Downtown SourceUniversal Music GroupSee the Story

Virgin Music Group bosses slam ‘juvenile and offensive falsehoods’ spread by opponents of Downtown acquisition

JT Myers and Nat Pastor address a number of claims made about Virgin and UMG in recent months by lobbyists SourceUniversal Music Group · LondonRead Article

Kayla Schmandt appointed Vice President, Digital Strategy, AMEA at UMG

Schmandt will draw on her expertise from her previous role as VP Commercial Affairs. SourceUniversal Music GroupRead Article

Universal Music Group N.V. to Announce Financial Results for the Second Quarter and First Half Ended June 30, 2025

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HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June 30, 2025 after the close of the Euronext…Universal Music Group · HilversumSee the Story

Another Ticket: Eric Clapton, Roxy Music Classics Come to SHM-CD - The Second Disc

And the SHMs just keep on coming! Following batches of Japanese pressings of albums by Paul McCartney, Quincy Jones and Sting, two more classic catalogues from Universal Music Group are getting reissued on the format this summer: the first decade-plus of album by Eric Clapton - available this Friday, July 4 - and five titles […]Paul McCartneyRead Article

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