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HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) announced today that its CFO, Matt Ellis, and Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, Michael Nash, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the BNP Paribas 2026 TMT Conference on Monday, March 9, 2026, at 5:15pm CET / 12:15pm EDT.
The semiconductor business is notoriously cyclical. In the past, the boom times led to overcapacity and periods of poor performance. Our top-performing stocks this quarter were Samsung, Alphabet and Lam Research Corp. Our worst performers were Meta, Progressive and Universal Music.
The approval of the $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music comes after the companies offered concessions, and ends a lengthy investigation.
The European Commission said on Friday it had approved with conditions Universal Music Group's acquisition of Downtown Music.
CNN and Universal Music Group are teaming up on a new CNN Original Series that will mine one of the largest and most valuable music archives in the world, highlighting the growing business importance of legacy catalogs in the streaming era.
HILVERSUM, The Netherlands, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) announced today that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025 after the close of the Euronext market on March 5, 2026.
Universal Music Group is set to secure conditional EU antitrust approval for its $775 million bid for Downtown Music, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
U.S.-based Universal Music Group struck a deal with Chinese music streaming service NetEase Cloud Music, the two music companies announced Monday.
Universal Music Group on Tuesday named Hannah Poferl as chief data officer to oversee its global audience development and engagement strategy using data and artificial intelligence.
Universal Music Group (OTCMKTS:UMGNF - Get Free Report) rose 2.9% during mid-day trading on Friday. The stock traded as high as $25.8276 and last traded at $25.8276. Approximately 5,771 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 44% from the average daily volume of 10,301 shares. The stock had previously closed at $25.11. Analyst
Major record labels have in recent months inked several AI-focused partnerships, including with the AI-powered music creation platform Suno. In November, Warner Music Group signed a licensing agreement with Suno, though it said artists signed to Warner labels will have the right to control whether their name, likeness and voice are used in AI-generated music.
Universal Music Group has offered to sell royalty services platform Curve in an attempt to address EU competition concerns over its $775 million bid for Downtown Music, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
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.
Universal Music Group reported another underwhelming quarter, with no acceleration in revenue growth despite recent attempts at strategic changes. UMGNF continues to face unpredictable free cash flow and lacks progress in closing the growth gap with Spotify, raising concerns about its long-term outlook. A potential Nasdaq listing is unlikely to drive significant multiple expansion, as UMGNF already trades at a premium to peers like Warner Music Group.
Universal Music Group N.V. (OTCPK:UNVGY) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 30, 2025 1:15 PM EDT Company Participants Lucian Grainge - Chairman & CEO Matthew Ellis - Chief Financial Officer Boyd Muir - Executive VP & COO Michael Nash - Executive VP & Chief Digital Officer Conference Call Participants Peter Supino - Wolfe Research, LLC Jason Bazinet - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Edward Young - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Adrien de Saint Hilaire - BofA Securities, Research Division Silvia Cuneo - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Adam Berlin - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Julien Roch - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Good evening, and welcome to Universal Music Group's Third Quarter Earnings Call for the period ended September 30, 2025.
Universal Music Group and AI song generation platform Udio have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to team up on new music creation and streaming platform, the two companies said.
Universal Music Group and AI song generation platform Udio have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to team up on new music creation and streaming platform, the two companies said in a joint announcement.
The record label posted quarterly revenue of $3.50 billion, up more than 10% on year, despite missing forecasts for revenue from subscriptions and streaming.
Summary Q3 2025 Results1 Revenue of €3,021 million increased 5.3% year-over-year, or 10.2% in constant currency, with growth in all segments. Recorded Music revenue grew 3.6% year-over-year, or 8.3% in constant currency, Music Publishing revenue grew 8.6% year-over-year, or 13.6% in constant currency and Merchandising and Other revenue grew 9.3% year-over-year, or 15.6% in constant currency.
Universal Music Group said on Wednesday it has settled a copyright infringement case with artificial intelligence company Udio and that the two firms will collaborate on a new suite of creative products.