Tag: Universal-Music-Group

Snap had its best quarter in four years

If you’ve started using Snapchat more regularly this year, you’re not alone. At yesterday’s Q2 earnings call, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel announced that the platform grew both revenue and daily active users at the highest rates it has achieved in the last four years. Snapchat now has 293 million daily…

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Tencent Music now has joint labels with all ‘big three’ record labels

The music streaming arm of Tencent is further tightening its ties with the “big three” record label companies, its major licensing partners. Tencent Music Entertainment announced Tuesday that it has formed a new joint label with Warner Music Group, following similar deals with Universal Music Group in August 2020 and…

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Universal Music pulls its catalog from music video app Triller

Universal Music Group (UMG) has pulled its entire song catalog from music video app Triller, according to Billboard. The publisher claims the app withheld payments from its artists and refuses to negotiate a new licensing deal. “We will not work with… Source

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Amazon Music HD is adding thousands more Ultra HD songs and albums

Amazon introduced its high-res music streaming tier, Amazon Music HD, last fall. Now, it says the service is about to get a whole lot better. Amazon Music is teaming up with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to remaster thousands of songs… Source

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