Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Upgrade Now OTC Markets OTCPK - Delayed Quote • USD Universal Music Group N.V. (UMGNF) Follow Compare 29.33 0.00 (0.00%) At close: February 21 at 3:00:00 PM EST All News Press Releases SEC Filings All SEC Filings Corporate Changes & Voting Matters Periodic Financial Reports Proxy Statements Tender Offer/Acquisition Reports Offering Registrations What Is Universal Music Group N.V.'s (AMS:UMG) Share Price Doing? Let's talk about the popular Universal Music Group N.V. ( AMS:UMG ). The company's shares saw a significant share price... Universal Music Group N.V. to Announce Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2024 Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG) announced today that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024 after the close of the Euronext market on March 6, 2025. DeepSeek sends tech stocks tumbling, Fed rates: Catalysts On today's episode of Catalysts, Seana Smith and Alexandra Canal analyze key developments in technology, housing, and broader economic trends. The tech sector faces new competition as Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek disrupts market confidence, raising questions about more affordable alternatives to Silicon Valley's AI models. Director of Cornell University's Tech Policy Institute Sarah Kreps weighs in on the potential industry impact. Ahead of the Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting this week, CME FedWatch Tool predicts a 97% probability that the Fed will not change interest rates. S&P Global Ratings global chief economist Paul Gruenwald joins the show to share his insights. Today's trending stocks include Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), Spotify (SPOT), and US Steel (X). To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Angel Smith Spotify's Universal deal is a key step in streaming innovation Universal Music Group (UMG.AS) and Spotify (SPOT) reached a new multiyear deal covering recorded music and publishing rights. The deal serves as a key step in Spotify's strategy for streaming innovation (Streaming 2.0), which would include new subscription tiers and a broader content catalog, according to the streaming service. Watch the video above to hear Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Alexandra Canal break down the details of the deal, noting how it looks like an overall positive for both companies. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Josh Lynch Universal Music Group and Spotify strike new agreement The publishing agreement establishes a direct license between Spotify and UMG across Spotify's current product portfolio in the U.S. and several other countries, they said in a statement. The partnership will ensure constant innovation, making music subscriptions even more attractive to a broader worldwide audience, Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek said. Universal Music Group says Pershing requests UMG to move secondary listing to US Further to Universal Music Group’s (UMGNF) statement of November 9, 2024, UMG announced Wednesday that Pershing Square has exercised its right under the previously disclosed Registration Rights Agreement between UMG and Pershing to request an offering and secondary listing of UMG in the U.S. “Pershing has waived the 120-day filing requirement and, in line with its contractual obligations, UMG will use commercially reasonable efforts to launch an underwritten offering for the sale of certain shar Ackman's Pershing Square requests UMG to move secondary listing to US In November, Ackman said he would seek to relocate both his own investment firm Pershing Square and UMG - whose roster of stars includes Taylor Swift - away from Amsterdam, following attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the city. He has also previously reduced his stake in UMG to 7.48% from 10%, according to data compiled by LSEG, after the record label denied his request to delist from Euronext Amsterdam. Statement from Universal Music Group N.V. Further to UMG's statement of 9 November 2024, UMG announced today that Pershing Square (together with certain of its affiliates, "Pershing") has exercised its right under the previously disclosed Registration Rights Agreement between UMG and Pershing to request an offering and secondary listing of UMG in the U.S. Pershing has waived the 120-day filing requirement and, in line with its contractual obligations, UMG will use commercially reasonable efforts to launch an underwritten offering for th If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Universal Music Group (AMS:UMG) Presents An Opportunity Investors are often guided by the idea of discovering 'the next big thing', even if that means buying 'story stocks... Universal Music Group, Amazon Music announce expanded global relationship Universal Music Group (UMGNF) and Amazon Music (AMZN) announced an expanded global relationship that will “enable further innovation, exclusive content with UMG artists, and advancement of artist-centric principles including increased fraud protection.” The companies said: “This reflects the two companies’ shared commitment to advancing and safeguarding human artistry, while ensuring UMG’s artists achieve their commercial potential through the service’s continued product enhancements and exclusi UMG and Amazon Just Changed the Streaming Game--Here's What Investors Need to Know Exclusive deals, AI innovation, and fraud protection--UMG's Streaming 2.0 strategy is reshaping the music industry Universal's Virgin Music Group to buy Downtown Music for $775 million Downtown was founded in 2007 as a music publishing company. It works with entrepreneurs, songwriters, rights holders and artist — from newcomers to hitmakers — collectively serving over 5,000 business clients and more than four million creators across 145 countries. According to its website, it helps "millions of creators, rights holders and their partners to manage their music as a business and get paid fairly for their work." Virgin Music Group to Acquire Downtown Music Virgin Music Group, one of the world's leading partners to independent music entrepreneurs, and the global independent music division of Universal Music Group, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Downtown Music Holdings LLC (Downtown) for cash consideration of $775 million (approximately €737 million). The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the second half of 2025. Upon completion, this transaction will bring together WPP, Universal Music Group partner to deepen brands’ access to music culture Clients of the agency network will have a more direct line to artists, music catalogs and data insights while exploring new applications of AI. Music AI Startups Get Creative to Avoid Copyright Lawsuits To avoid copyright suits, startups using AI to make music are turning to a variety of arrangements with musicians. Plus, a would-be buyer of TikTok bides his time. Is Universal Music Group N.V.'s (AMS:UMG) Recent Stock Performance Influenced By Its Financials In Any Way? Universal Music Group's (AMS:UMG) stock up by 2.2% over the past week. As most would know, long-term fundamentals have... Drake's Legal Fight Involving Kendrick Lamar Takes Center Stage – And So Do Their Mega-Mansions Drake has escalated his rivalry with Kendrick Lamar beyond diss tracks, filing a lawsuit against Spotify and Universal Music Group over alleged manipulation of streaming numbers. The legal action targets the promotion of Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” coming just days after Lamar’s new album “GNX.” The five-time Grammy winner claims both companies violated federal anti-racketeering laws through artificial inflation of the song’s popularity. “UMG did not rely on chance or even ordinary business practices Drake makes another legal move against Universal over Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us' For the second straight day, Drake has taken legal action against Universal Music Group, this time in Texas, over Kendrick Lamar's diss track “Not Like Us.” It follows a similar filing in New York on Monday, in which Drake alleges UMG falsely pumped up the popularity of “Not Like Us” on Spotify and other streaming services. The two court moves have taken the bitter beef between the two hip-hop superstars to a whole new level, with the parent company of the labels for both men now pulled directly into the fight. Drake alleges Universal falsely inflated popularity of Kendrick Lamar diss track 'Not Like Us' Drake alleged in a court filing Monday that Universal Music Group falsely pumped up the popularity on Spotify and other streaming services of Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us," a song that viciously attacked Drake amid a bitter feud between the two hip-hop superstars. The petition in a New York court by the rapper's company Frozen Moments LLC demands the preservation and divulgence of information that might be evidence in a potential lawsuit against UMG, which is the distributor for the record labels of both Drake and Lamar. Universal Music’s Jody Gerson says that women can learn a lot from Taylor Swift and her ‘unapologetic’ ambition Jody Gerson was the first woman to serve as CEO of a major music publisher. Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 2/24/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is AEX-Index Return UMGNF AEX-Index YTD +16.81% +6.24% 1-Year +2.49% +9.18% 3-Year +39.48% +31.74%