On Thursday (Jan. 23), lawyers for UMG filed a 144-page motion requesting the dismissal of Drake's pre-action petition filed in Texas last November, which accuses the music conglomerate of ...

The Music Industry Mental Health Fund is an expansion of UMG’s four-year partnership with MHA. The initial healthcare partnership offers a “healthcare concierge to clients.” It has “already served ...

Drake’s defamation lawsuit against UMG over a Kendrick Lamar track is delayed as wildfires disrupt the record label’s legal response. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop ...

Drake filed two headline-making legal petitions last year, one against both Universal Music Group and Spotify, and a second, filed in Texas, solely against UMG. While Drizzy dropped the first ...

Universal Music Group (UMG), is pushing back against Drake’s Texas lawsuit asking the court to toss out his filing. The label filed a 144-page motion to dismiss Drake’s petition, denying the ...

Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s ongoing feud over Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” just went legal, with Drake suing Universal Music Group (UMG) for defamation. The lawsuit targets the song’s ...

In decision filed on Friday, Jan. 17, the court pointed to millions in royalties and advances UMG had paid the group, ruling that the band had failed to present a viable rescission claim.

The two didn’t announce any specifics, including the number of years the deal lasts, but UMG says it’s consistent with a “Streaming 2.0” vision it presented to investors last year.

In the immediate wake of the news breaking that Universal Music Group Nashville CEO Cindy Mabe was gone from the company’s top role, UMG moved quickly to announce two new appointments ...

Additionally, both current and former musicians can access the services. UMG and MHA’s existing four-year collaboration had already afforded nearly 1,000 of their clients more than $12.5 million ...

Among other claims, the lawsuit argued that the band is therefore entitled to a ruling of “rescission” that terminates its deals with UMG. But in a decision Friday (Jan. 17), Judge Percy ...