As the calendar flips, Billboard writers look ahead to 14 questions the music business will confront in 2026, from Live ...

The universal language of music is transformative, it possesses a unique power to connect strangers, spark innovation, and capture possibility. On an individual level, we all recall songs that marked ...

--Universal Music Group offered to sell its royalty services platform Curve to address the European Commission's concerns over its planned $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music, Reuters reports, ...

Universal Music Group has proposed solutions to the European Commission's objections to the Downtown acquisition.

A new study has put the spotlight on the 1000 stream royalty payment threshold introduced by Spotify last year, concluding ...

Universal Music Group has offered to sell royalty services platform Curve in an attempt to address EU competition concerns ...

MBW reported that UMG will commit to “divesting the entire Curve business, including all employees (except two retained ...

Universal Music has proposed a remedy to allay the European Commission’s concerns over its bid to buy Downtown Music. That ...

UMG’s remedy proposal includes strict safeguards to maintain Curve’s viability during the sale process. The company must preserve the business’s “economic viability, marketability and competitiveness” ...

Is the European Commission preparing to approve Universal Music’s proposed Downtown deal? Ahead of a February decision ...

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On Nov. 24, the European Union's merger watchdog said it was moving forward with its probe into UMG's plan to buy Downtown Music as it believed the deal could reduce competition in the market for the ...