Stat Of The Week: COVID-19 is hurting Universal Music Group’s revenues – but also proving its profitability

Why a quieter release slate at UMG – temporarily – might end up pleasing Tencent and its consortium
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USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and Universal Music Group expand partnership

Partnership will conduct new research to determine the extent to which men and women of color are excluded from music’s leadership ranks
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Allen Grubman hack is not going away: Universal data allegedly up for auction, with a starting price of $1 million

Documents associated with Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, MTV and Bad Boy Entertainment also allegedly up for auction
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Universal Music Group expands in MENA, opening offices in Morocco and Israel

Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced a significant expansion of its operations within the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), with the launch of new divisions in Morocco and Israel, effective immediately. UMG becomes the first major music compa…