Major Labels Universal Music to pull all music off TikTok as deal expires: Full text of letter to artists and songwriters , and Bruce Houghton Jan 31, 2024
DIY Advice & Tips Monetizing Music Superfans: Billion Dollar Opportunity or Superfantasy? , and Bruce Houghton Jan 23, 2024
DIY Advice & Tips What is a Superfan & Why do UMG, WMG (and everyone else) care so much? , and Bruce Houghton Jan 22, 2024
Music Business UMG shifted Pandora royalties from SoundExchange ending Performer payouts , and Bruce Houghton Nov 6, 2023
Uncategorized Streaming empowered music’s long tail. Is Spotify about to cut it off? [Bill Werde] , and Bruce Houghton Oct 30, 2023
DIY Advice & Tips Did UMG’s CEO just call DistroKid, CD Baby & TuneCore Garbage Merchants? , and Bruce Houghton Oct 27, 2023
Music Business UMG, Deezer ‘double boost’ launch upends streaming payments to artists , and Bruce Houghton Sep 6, 2023
Major Labels Want to work at a Major Label? You are competing for just 27K jobs worldwide , and Bruce Houghton Jun 29, 2023
Music Business Your Morning Coffee Podcast: UMG + Endl AI • 120K new tracks daily • streaming rates • more , and Bruce Houghton May 30, 2023
Indie Music UMG consolidates Virgin, Ingrooves, newly acquired mtheory into new Artist & Label Services Division , and Alana Bonilla Sep 14, 2022
Music Business MUSIC NEWS: WMG solid Q3 • Reservoir ↑46% • Google sues Sonos • Swift shakes it off • Snap layoffs • more , and Bruce Houghton Aug 9, 2022
DIY Advice & Tips Major labels are pushing Spotify, streamers to pay D.I.Y. artists LESS, says top exec , and Bruce Houghton Jul 19, 2022
DIY Advice & Tips UMG’s Spinnup DIY distribution service tells artists to move music, goes invite only , and Bruce Houghton May 19, 2022
Major Labels Strong UMG stock debut marks new chapter for the music business, says MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan , and Bruce Houghton Sep 24, 2021
Major Labels WMG, Sony stock get ‘UMG bump’ as Universal soars 36% on IPO , and Bruce Houghton Sep 22, 2021
Major Labels Universal Music stock jumps 40% as investors flock to IPO , and Bruce Houghton Sep 21, 2021