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Warner Music Group Rips Universal-EMI Merger Before Senate Panel 47 weeks ago

Universal Music Group’s chief executive told lawmakers on Thursday that the company’s proposed $1.9 billion merger with EMI...

By Doug Halonen

Universal Music Reaches Groundbreaking Video-Royalties Deal With Publishers

June 19, 2012 By Brent Lang 47 weeks ago

New pact also could provide additional royalties for songwriters and music publishers in emerging platforms like ringtones

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Deal With Record Labels Over Music Video Performers

June 1, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 50 weeks ago

Agreement between SAG-AFTRA and the major labels calls for improved working conditions, heath and retirement benefits for most performers involved with music videos

Anonymous Hackers Shut Down DOJ, MPAA Websites

January 19, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Someone didn't like the Megaupload indictment

Edgar Bronfman Jr. Steps Down as Warner Music Group Chairman

December 5, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The former Vivendi and Seagram's exec sold WMG in May

Universal's $1.9B EMI Deal: In a Digital World, Market Share Counts For Less

November 13, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

With the EMI acquisition, Universal will control a third of all music sales; but the real question is what it does with its massive catalog

Vivendi Nabs EMI for $1.9B, Getting Rights to the Beatles, Snoop Dogg

November 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The company has signed a definitive agreement with Citigroup and will unload $685 million of "non-core assets"

Chuck D Files $100M Class-Action Suit Against Universal Music

November 2, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Public Enemy frontman takes label to court over digital royalties

Universal Moves to Save Ailing Motown and Def Jam

July 24, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 1 year ago

Universal hopes the exec who brought in Justin Bieber can revive the moribund Motown and is also looking for new leadership for Def Jam

Gee Roberson Lands Top Geffen Records Gig

June 21, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 1 year ago

Announcing the new head of the once rock-centric label, Jimmy Iovine confirms a week-old scoop by TheWrap.

Music's Racial Divide: An Industry Built on Black Talent Still Lacks Black Executives

June 14, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 1 year ago

The expected naming of two black execs to run big labels only serves to illuminate just how few top African-American decision-makers there are

Citigroup Readies Its Troubled EMI for the Auction Block (Exclusive)

June 7, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 1 year ago

At least a half dozen billionaires, buyout firms and rival music labels are said to be poised to vie for the bank's $7B mistake

Why Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' May Save the Music Industry

May 22, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 1 year ago

Lady Gaga's success may drive a new business model for the struggling music industry - the '360 deal' gives her record company a cut of everything she does | Part I of a three-part series