The line seems to indicate Drake's perceived importance to the label as Spotify's second most streamed artist behind Taylor Swift, whose Big Machine Records is also distributed by UMG. According ...

UMG also referenced Streaming 2.0 when it signed an agreement with Amazon Music last month, as World Music Business pointed out when it broke news of the Spotify agreement prior to Sunday’s ...

Sources close to the UMG/Spotify deal say it offers better pay to UMPG and its songwriters, and it signals that Spotify might be ready to bury the hatchet with U.S. publishers overall. By Kristin ...

The petition also accuses UMG of giving Spotify a lower licensing rate for “Not Like Us” in exchange for the streaming platform recommending the song to listeners. “UMG charged Spotify ...

Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify after accusing the companies of colluding to discount the streaming licensing rates on Kendrick Lamar’s ...

Drake has initiated legal proceedings against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify, alleging that they collaborated to artificially inflate the streams of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track ...

The attorneys further claim, without naming sources, that UMG workers who are “perceived as having loyalty to Drake” were fired from the company. A rep for Spotify did not immediately respond ...

The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn ...

Drake surprises fans by withdrawing his legal petition against UMG and Spotify over chart manipulation allegations—but the fight isn’t over yet. In Drake’s complaint, he accused UMG and ...

Drake has called out Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to “artificially inflate” the popularity of Kendrick Lamar's diss track, "Not Like Us." ...

Drake has taken legal action against Spotify and Universal Music Group ... Drake’s Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG of launching an illegal “scheme” via methods like bots and payola to ...