Over 20 organisations from across Europe’s music ecosystem have called on the European Union institutions to adopt a "strong budget" and an "ambitious sectoral approach" for...
The European Commission has adopted on 21 January 2026 the Digital Networks Act (DNA), a legislation aimed at modernising the legal framework for connectivity and provide...
The European Commission is likely to clear the $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group after UMG offered remedies, according to a...
Universal Music Group has addressed concerns regarding the proposed $775 million acquisition of independent music company Downtown Music by offering an unspecified remedy to the European...
The European Commission's preliminary view on the proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group (UMG) through its affiliate Virgin Music Group, is that...
Opposition to Universal Music Group’s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings for $750 million is growing with more than 100 business leaders and artist groups from...
Performers regrouped through AEPO-ARTIS, the European Association of Performers Organisations, are “strongly opposed” to the conclusions of the European Commission’s recently published Report on the application...
A coalition of 21 organisations from across Europe’s music sector — representing authors, composers, performers, managers, labels, music publishers, collecting societies and live — have called...
Recent decisions by courts and regulatorss on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean proved costly for Google parent Alphabet, but the outcome could have been a lot worse. ...
The European Commission's competition division has temporarily paused on September 2 the investigation into the proposed $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group. The delay was...
