Universal Music Group and its Virgin Music Group subsidiary’s acquisition of Downtown Music has officially been completed, the companies announced Friday, about a week after EU ...

First installment of eight-album series arrives March 20; live performance set for Bang on a Can’s Long Play Festival.

Julie Benko, currently appearing in Broadway's Ragtime, has released Euphonic Gumbo, a new album inspired by the musical and ...

Days after securing regulatory approval of its acquisition of Downtown Music, UMG's Virgin Music Group has completed the $775m deal.

Virgin Music Group, the independent-distribution and artist-services division of Universal, has completed its $775 million ...

Cardinal High School may have been one of the smallest schools represented at the annual Ohio Music Education Association District 7 Solo & Ensemble competition at Madison High School on Jan. 17, but ...

Perhaps the biggest headline for 2026 is the redesigned NBA All-Star Game itself. No longer a single East-versus-West showcase, the 75th All-Star Game will ...

Universal Music Group, Concord and several other prominent music publishers filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging the AI company utilized “pirate libraries” of ...

Country music's most prolific touring band will hit the road again this summer. The Zac Brown Band just announced the Love & Fear Tour. The band's 27-date run begins in Grand Rapids, Mich. on July 17 ...

Tedeschi Trucks Band announced an extensive 2026 tour in support of Future Soul, their sixth studio LP, which will arrive on Mar. 20. You can hear 'I Got You,' the first single, below. The trek begins ...

The hip-hop duo sued UMG in May 2025, alleging the label pulled their music in retaliation for trying to reclaim rights to their hits Desiree Navarro/WireImage Salt-N-Pepa's lawsuit against Universal ...

Nvidia’s AI model built for ‘human-like understanding’ of music will make it easier to find songs within UMG’s massive catalog — and it won’t create more AI slop, the companies say. Nvidia’s AI ...