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Digital Accounts For 40-60% of UMG's New Pop and Urban Revenues

Authored by Jay Baage on March 13, 2008 - 7:02am.

Rio Caraeff, a top mobile and digital executive at Universal Music Group, claims that UMG's digital business now accounts for 40-60 percent of total revenues from new releases in the pop and urban genres.

Politician tries to Stop New Nas Album Title

Authored by Scott Goldberg on October 28, 2007 - 8:12am.

Brooklyn assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries is demanding that the New York Comptroller withdraw an $84 million state pension fund invested in Universal Music Group and parent company Vivendi unless rap star Nas changes the title of his new album, Nigger, according to Rolling Stone.

Director of Marketing/Digital - Universal Music Group Distribution - New York, NY

Authored by dmw on June 19, 2007 - 6:23pm.

Universal Music Group Distribution (UMGD) is seeking a Director of Marketing/Digital for the New York, NY office.

Director of Video Product/Digital - Universal Music Group - Universal City, CA

Authored by dmw on June 19, 2007 - 6:19pm.

Universal Music Group Distribution is seeking a Director of Video Sales/Digital for the Universal City, CA office.

Universal Music CEO Expects to Settle MySpace Copyright Lawsuit

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 29, 2006 - 2:38pm.

New York - Universal Music Group expects to reach a settlement agreement to resolve the major record label's copyright infringement lawsuit against News Corp.'s MySpace online social network, Reuters reported.

Universal Music Group Sues MySpace for Copyright Infringement

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2006 - 5:47pm.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Major record label Universal Music Group has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against News Corporation's MySpace, seeking $150,000 in damages for each instance where Universal's copyrighted songs or videos were posted on the online social network.

Universal Music to Cut European Download Prices on Catalog Albums

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 30, 2006 - 3:08pm.

London - Major record label Universal Music Group has announced plans to discount the European digital album prices for some of its back catalog releases, Reuters reported. Beginning Nov. 1, more than 1,500 albums will be reduced in price at U.K. retailers like iTunes to between about $8.89 and $10.43, down from between $12.70 and $15.20.

Island Records Band Keane to Release Single on USB Flash Drive

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2006 - 1:23pm.

London - Universal Music Group/Island Records recording artists Keane will ship the first single to be released on USB flash drives, the BBC Online reported. The U.K. band will sell 1,500 512MB flash drives containing MP3 copies of its song "Nothing In My Way" later this month for about $7.50. "We're definitely testing the waters," Island Records general manager Jon Turner told the BBC. The single is not the first USB drive release, however, as Canada's Barenaked Ladies offered an album on a USB drive last year.

Universal Music Sues Bolt, Grouper Over User-Posted Music Videos

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 18, 2006 - 1:54pm.

Los Angeles - Major record label Universal Music Group has filed copyright infringement lawsuits against two websites - Bolt.com and Grouper.com - that feature music videos and other copyrighted content posted by users, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Universal's lawsuits, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, seek injunctions against Bolt and Grouper and the same $150,000-per-instance damages claimed in the record labels' lawsuits against the original Napster file-sharing service, and could run into the millions of dollars.

MobiTV Adds 24-Hour Music Video Channels Featuring UMG Artists

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 10, 2006 - 4:28am.

Emeryville, Calif. - MobiTV, a provider of a live mobile TV delivery service for cell phones, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with major record label Universal Music Group, to create four new 24-hour mobile music video channels. Over 1,100 music videos from more than 375 Universal artists will be featured on the channels, which will be organized into genres such as hip hop, pop, alternative and metal.