‘I Have No Master’: Lorde Goes Independent After Deal With Universal Music Group Ends
The New Zealand pop star shared a series of voice memos with fans this week, reflecting on the significance of closing a deal she first signed at just 12 years old
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The New Zealand pop star shared a series of voice memos with fans this week, reflecting on the significance of closing a deal she first signed at just 12 years old
Salt-N-Pepa copyright lawsuit accusing Universal Music Group of blocking them from obtaining the rights to their master recordings has been dismissed
Dean Lewis and Universal Music Group have parted ways after a decade-long partnership, Rolling Stone AU/NZ can reveal
Lucian Grainge, Universal Music Group CEO has issued his first public response to Drake’s 'Not Like Us' lawsuit: 'groundless and indeed ridiculous'
Salt-N-Pepa sue Universal Music Group to reclaim rights to masters, citing Copyright Act violations, and accuse label of holding music 'hostage'
UMG says Drake's updated defamation complaint over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' is legal "blather" and should be dismissed
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Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against UMG and Spotify in relation to Kendrick Lamar's Drake-aimed diss-track “Not Like Us."