Spotify Wins Lawsuit Over Bundling Controversy That Lowered Payments to Songwriters
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Spotify won a lawsuit filed against the company last year after Spotify began to pay songwriters less after bundling music with audiobooks
Limp Bizkit’s $200 Million Lawsuit Against UMG Faces New Hurdles
Posted in: Music NewsA 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 Drops UMG, Spotify Legal Action Over ‘Not Like Us’
Posted in: Music NewsDrake has withdrawn his legal petition against UMG and Spotify in relation to Kendrick Lamar's Drake-aimed diss-track “Not Like Us."
Limp Bizkit Sues Universal Music Group for $200 Million Over Unpaid Royalties
Posted in: Music NewsFrontman Fred Durst claimed in the suit that UMG used a system "deliberately designed to conceal artists’ royalties and keep those profits for itself"
The World’s Largest Music Company Is Helping Musicians Make Their Own AI Voice Clones
Posted in: Music NewsUniversal Music Group announced a deal with AI startup SoundLabs on Tuesday, with artists getting access to its voice-model tech later this summer
UMG and TikTok Reach New Licensing Deal to End Dispute
Posted in: Music NewsThe decision comes three months after UMG's music was removed from the platform after the companies failed to reach a new deal
Universal Music Group Suspends Operations in Russia Following Ukraine Invasion
Posted in: Music News“We urge an end to the violence in Ukraine as soon as possible,” the company said in a statement
Neil Diamond Sells Songwriting, Recording Catalogue to Universal Music Group
Posted in: Music NewsAcquisition includes the rights to over 100 unreleased songs, including a full album, as well as archival video
Sting Sells the Police, Solo Songwriting Catalog for Estimated $250 MiIllion
Posted in: Music News“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
The Pokémon Album Will Feature Lil Yachty, Tierra Whack, and Jax Jones
Posted in: Music NewsLil Yachty and Tierra Whack join the likes of Post Malone and Katy Perry on the upcoming celebrity-studded compilation album
