Universal Music Group

• Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ defamation lawsuit against UMG dismissed by judge

  While 'Not Like Us' lyrics explicitly branded Drake as a pedophile, the judge said, a reasonable listener could not conclude that it was conveying objective facts.

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  Oct 10, 2025
  
• Post Malone’s ‘Circles’ spurs legal battle after songwriter claims he co-wrote it

  Hours after being sued by Tyler Armes, a Canadian songwriter, the 'Sunflower' rapper fired back with his own lawsuit on April 7.

  Entertainment

  Apr 8, 2020
  
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• Ariana Grande settles ‘God Is a Woman’ copyright lawsuit

  The 'God is a Woman' singer was sued by Russian artist Vladimir Kush after alleged copyright infringement.

  Entertainment

  Aug 23, 2019
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• Universal Music fire: Sheryl Crow, Neil Young, Weezer and hundreds of artists’ recordings believed lost

  More than 700 names have been added to the list of musicians potentially affected by the highly-controversial Universal Studios Hollywood fire of 2008.

  Entertainment

  Jun 26, 2019
• Universal Music fire: Soundgarden, Tupac Shakur estate and others file class-action lawsuit

  The lawsuit seeks compensation for the losses of the 2008 Universal Studios fire which allegedly destroyed more than 500,000 archived master audio recordings.

  Entertainment

  Jun 24, 2019
• No Doubt, R.E.M., Hole and others respond to music destruction in Universal Studios fire

  More than 500,000 original master tapes dating back to the 1920s were reportedly lost in the fire.

  Entertainment

  Jun 12, 2019
• Drake reveals ‘Views’ tracklist and global listening party premiere

  Drake will be hosting a global listening party for his new album, 'Views,' on OVOSOUND Radio before the album is released.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2016
• SoundCloud reaches licensing deal with Universal Music

  SoundCloud said Wednesday that it had reached a licensing deal with Universal Music Group.

  Entertainment

  Jan 14, 2016
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• Music streaming website Grooveshark shuts down

  Online music streaming service Grooveshark officially shut down Thursday following a lengthy battle with the music industry.

  Lifestyle

  May 1, 2015