Universal Music Group
Dutch–American music corporation
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| April 2025 | Interscope Records reactivates Lost Highway Records, bringing the label back into operation. |
| 2025 | 4Trigga joined Collective Music Group |
| February 2025 | Universal Japan acquired A-Sketch from Amuse Inc. for an undisclosed amount. |
| 2024 | Capitol Music France shifts focus to exclusively representing French-speaking artists, with international Capitol artists now being distributed by Polydor. |
| 2024 | Capitol Music Group restructured to operate under the Interscope Capitol Labels Group (ICLG), with Tom March replacing Michelle Jubelirer as head of the label, reporting to John Janick. |
| 2024 | Universal Music Group conducted an earnings call and initiated a major corporate restructuring to optimize business operations and financial performance. |
| 2024 | Universal Music rebranded Island and Def Jam under Republic Records, creating Republic Corps. |
| November 2024 | Drake files a pre-action petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify, alleging illegal conspiracy to artificially inflate streams of Kendrick Lamar's song 'Not Like Us' through bots and payola, potentially violating federal and state laws. |
| May 2024 | UMG and TikTok reached a licensing agreement, resulting in the restoration of UMG's music on the platform. |
| February 2024 | Universal Music GmbH moved out of the iconic 'Eierspeicher' building in Berlin, relocating to another office down the same street. |
| February 29 2024 | During the fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Grainge criticized global platforms like TikTok and reported a 9% quarterly revenue increase to 3.2 billion euros. The company subsequently initiated a strategic organizational redesign involving company-wide layoffs. |
| February 29 2024 | During the fourth-quarter earnings call, UMG reported quarterly revenue of 3.2 billion euros, a 9 percent increase, and announced a strategic organizational redesign including company-wide layoffs. |
| February 27 2024 | TikTok announced the expiration of its license to use UMPG's catalogue, with Universal Music Group having already removed its entire recorded catalogue from the app. |
| February 1 2024 | Universal Music Group had its music muted and removed from TikTok due to a failed licensing agreement negotiation. |
| February 1 2024 | Universal Music Group's songs were muted or removed from TikTok due to a failure to reach a licensing agreement between the two companies. |
| January 2024 | Universal Music Group removed its music from TikTok due to inability to reach a licensing agreement. |
| January 2024 | UMG removed its music from TikTok due to an inability to reach a licensing agreement. |
| 2023 | UMG announced the expansion of its business by opening a new office in Casablanca, Morocco. |
| October 2023 | UMG formed a partnership with BandLab Technologies to protect artists' rights and ensure ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). |
| October 2023 | UMG established a new partnership with BMG Rights Management to develop collaborative initiatives for artists globally. |
| September 2023 | UMG and Deezer launched an artist-centric streaming model designed to better remunerate artists based on fan enjoyment. |
| September 29 2023 | Released compilation album 'Gangsta Art 2' through CMG and Interscope labels as a digital download and streaming release, which peaked at number 78 on the charts. |
| September 16 2023 | Nasty C releases 'I Love It Here' album |
| August 2023 | Universal Music Group acquired Chabaka, a UAE-based music marketing, digital publishing and distribution agency. |
| April 2023 | Fujikura was listed on the Billboard International Power Players list for a third consecutive year. |
| March 2023 | UMPG was ranked No. 1 on Billboard's Publishers Quarterly on the Hot 100 for the third consecutive quarter, achieving over 30% market share for the first time since 2014. |
| January 2023 | Sherry Lansing was named the Chairman of Board of Directors of Universal Music Group. |
| January 2023 | Guenael 'G.G.' Fray was appointed as deputy director of both Island Def Jam and Polydor Records' French operations. |
| 2022 | GloRilla joined Collective Music Group |
| 2022 | Mercury Records was reactivated by Universal Music and later moved to Republic Records. Ethiopia Habtemariam also left her position as president of Motown Records. |
| October 2022 | Mercedes-Benz launched a new in-car audio collaboration with Apple Music and Universal Music Group, introducing an 'Approved in a Mercedes-Benz' label for artist song approvals. |
| September 21 2022 | Universal Music Group was officially listed on Euronext Amsterdam, marking a significant milestone in the company's corporate structure and market positioning. |
| September 16 2022 | Nasty C releases 'Ivyson Army Tour Mixtape' |
| July 2022 | CMG signed Memphis rapper GloRilla, with Yo Gotti praising her unique sound and approach to hip-hop. |
| July 15 2022 | CMG released their second compilation album 'Gangsta Art'. |
| June 7 2022 | Virgin Music Label & Artist Services launched its flagship in Africa through Universal Music Africa, known as Virgin Music Label & Artist Services Africa. |
| May 2022 | CMG signed R&B artist Lehla Samia, becoming the first singer and female artist on the label. |
| April 2022 | CMG signed Jacksonville rapper Lil Poppa. |
| April 6 2022 | Blue Note Records and Universal Music Group Africa established Blue Note Africa to sign Jazz artists from across the African continent. |
| March 8 2022 | Universal Music Group suspended all of its operations in Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine. |
| February 10 2022 | CMG launched a press conference announcing the signing of Sacramento rapper Mozzy. |
| January 2022 | UMG (through INgrooves) acquired Icelandic record label Alda Music, which owned rights to nearly 80 percent of all music released in Iceland. |
| 2021 | UMG legally changed the name for its Philippine division, leaving MCA Nashville as the only UMG unit still using the MCA name. |
| 2021 | EST Gee joined Collective Music Group |
| December 17 2021 | Locko releases 'Voyage' and 'Indécis (NDC)' from the album Era |
| November 12 2021 | UMA released a surprise album from Youssou N'Dour as part of the newly formed partnership with TBI Publishing S.A. |
| October 12 2021 | Youssou N'Dour's TBI Publishing S.A. signed a multi-year, exclusive partnership with Universal Music Africa (UMA), establishing a strategic collaboration to promote African artists and music globally. |
| September 2021 | Universal Music Group announced plans for a public listing of its parent company Vivendi, setting the stage for a potential spinoff and independent market valuation. |
| September 21 2021 | Universal Music Group went public on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange, achieving a valuation of €46 billion during its initial public offering (IPO). |
| September 10 2021 | Universal Music South Africa co-signed Lloyiso in conjunction with Republic Records. |
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