21 Savage warned Drake about Kendrick Lamar feud 21 Savage warned Drake not to get into a rap feud with Kendrick Lamar, telling him "there’s no way you can win". BANG Premier · Dec 14, 2025
Big content is taking on AI – but it’s far from the David v Goliath tale they’d have you believe Deals between media conglomerates and tech companies serve both sets of interests, while leaving artists by the wayside, says video essayist, writer and researcher Alexander Avila The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2025
Universal Music went from suing an AI company to partnering with it. What will it mean for artists? Last week, artificial intelligence (AI) music company Udio announced an out-of-court settlement with Universal Music Group (UMG) over a lawsuit that accused Udio (as well as another AI music company called Suno) of copyright infringement. The Conversation · Nov 6, 2025
"We've seen this before - everyone talks about 'partnership,' but artists end up on the sidelines with scraps": Music Artists Coalition on Universal/Udio deal – More Details Please! Artists' advocacy group fear that AI deal will stitch up musicians MusicRadar · Nov 4, 2025
“Together, we can foster a healthy AI ecosystem in which artists, songwriters, music and technology companies can all flourish and create incredible experiences for fans”: Universal and Udio lay down their arms to collaborate on new legal AI platform But will artists be fairly compensated? MusicRadar · Nov 3, 2025
AI music platform Udio and Universal Music strike a deal—is this AI music's Spotify moment? UMG allies with AI music startup Udio for an AI-powered music streaming service. TechRadar · Oct 31, 2025
Universal Music Strikes Deal with AI Company Udio After Copyright Clash Universal Music settles copyright dispute with AI startup Udio, launching a new AI-powered music platform for licensed content. International Business Times · Oct 30, 2025
Drake vs Kendrick Lamar: Did a Judge Just End the Most Explosive Rap Lawsuit of the Year? A federal judge dismissed Drake's defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us', ruling the song non-defamatory. International Business Times UK · Oct 10, 2025
Drake's defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar diss track dismissed Drake's lawsuit against his own record label over Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us has been dismissed. BANG Premier · Oct 10, 2025
Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group dismissed Rapper had claimed UMG helped to damage his reputation by distributing Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2025
Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music over Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us track dismissed by judge Judge ruled against Drake’s defamation claims on the grounds that Lamar’s track constitutes ‘nonactionable opinion’ The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Judge Rejects Drake's Defamation + Harassment Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Diss Track A short excerpt from Judge Jeannete Vargas's long opinion in Graham v. UMG Recordings, Inc.; read the full opinion for… The post Judge Rejects Drake's Defamation + Harassment Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Diss Track appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Oct 9, 2025
“We were at the peak of our confidence. It felt like there wasn’t anything we couldn’t do”: Queen’s A Night at the Opera and Bo Rhap to get 50th anniversary reissues in October “It was a watershed album for us” remembers Brian May MusicRadar · Sep 19, 2025
Massive Attack pull their music from Spotify and platforms in Israel The band has asked their label, UMG, to remove their music not just from Spotify but all streaming platforms in Israel. Euronews · Sep 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 Universal Music chief hits back at Drake’s ‘farcical’ Not Like Us lawsuit Canadian rapper is suing label he shares with Kendrick Lamar for defamation over its release of rival’s hit diss track
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025 Universal deny that head Lucian Grainge was personally involved in Kendrick Lamar attack on Drake UMG have called for Drake’s motion to include Grainge’s communications on the matter to be denied, calling it ‘so strained’ as to ‘defy credulity’
International Business Times UK · Aug 13, 2025 Drake's Lawyers Claim Universal CEO Lucian Grainge was 'Personally Involved' in Kendrick Lamar Diss Drake's lawyers have intensified their lawsuit against Universal Music Group, alleging CEO Lucian Grainge was directly involved in the release and promotion of Kendrick Lamar's hit diss track 'Not Like Us.'
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2025 Drake lawyers allege Universal head Lucian Grainge ‘personally involved’ in Kendrick Lamar diss track Lawyers for Universal Music Group deny that British chief exec had any ‘meaningful involvement’ in the promotion of allegedly defamatory track Not Like Us
Benzinga · Jul 22, 2025 Bill Ackman-Backed Universal Music Group Files For US Listing In a strategic move, Universal Music Group N.V. (OTC:UMGNF), the world’s largest music label, has confidentially filed for a U.S. listing.
Euronews · Jul 22, 2025 Universal Music Group confidentially files for US stock market listing The Dutch-American firm, which represents the likes of Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, is already listed in the Netherlands.
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2025 Drake seemingly calls out friends who ditched him amid Kendrick Lamar beef in new song Drake released the new tune, ‘What Did I Miss?’ on Friday
The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025 Salt-N-Pepa sue Universal over ownership of master recordings Push It hitmakers Sandra Denton and Cheryl James claim Universal is blocking the return of their copyright, but label claims it has repeatedly attempted a resolution
The Independent UK · May 20, 2025 Salt-N-Pepa sue record label over rights to catalogue, including ‘Push It’ The groundbreaking duo want to reclaim the rights to their recordings, including “Push It” and “Shoop”
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Salt-N-Pepa sue record label to reclaim rights to their recordings including 'Push It' Salt-N-Pepa want to reclaim the rights to their recordings including “Push It” and “Shoop,” and they're suing their record label to get them
TechRadar · May 18, 2025 I’ve tried Apple Music’s new Sound Theory playlists, and they’ve solved my sleep troubles Apple and UMG's music collab is helping me relax, sleep, and focus on my work, it's great.