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Limp Bizkit’s $200 million lawsuit against Universal Music will head to trial after a federal judge denied the label’s motion to dismiss the case
Spotify won a lawsuit filed against the company last year after Spotify began to pay songwriters less after bundling music with audiobooks
A judge denied Limp Bizkit's demand to void its contract with UMG, months after the band claimed the company has withheld $200 million in royalties
Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against UMG and Spotify in relation to Kendrick Lamar's Drake-aimed diss-track “Not Like Us."
Frontman Fred Durst claimed in the suit that UMG used a system "deliberately designed to conceal artists’ royalties and keep those profits for itself"
Universal Music Group announced a deal with AI startup SoundLabs on Tuesday, with artists getting access to its voice-model tech later this summer
The decision comes three months after UMG's music was removed from the platform after the companies failed to reach a new deal
“We urge an end to the violence in Ukraine as soon as possible,” the company said in a statement
Acquisition includes the rights to over 100 unreleased songs, including a full album, as well as archival video
“It is absolutely essential to me that my career’s body of work have a home where it is valued and respected,” singer says of latest big money deal for music rights
