# Lucian Grainge
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Sir Lucian Charles Grainge (born 29 February 1960) is the chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Music Group. Over the course of his career, he has worked with artists including Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, ABBA, Eurythmics, Rihanna, Sam Smith, Take That, Psychedelic Furs, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Jamie Cullum and Andrea Bocelli. Grainge has worked in the music business for his entire career.
Universal Music and AI song generator Udio partner on new AI platform
LONDON (AP) — Universal Music Group and AI song generation platform Udio have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to team up on new music creation and streaming platform, the two companies said in a joint statement.
Universal and Udio said Wednesday that they reached a “compensatory…
Un-BundleGate? UK Streaming goes flat, and your cocktails at work.
Could Phonorecords V Un-Bundle BundleGate?
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MTV
MTV rewind
Murray Stassen
Daniel Tencer
Lucian Grainge
Ethiopia Habtemariam
Hybe
James Stephen
Murray Stassen
Spotify
Musicares
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Episode 284
Episode 284
On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "UMG's Latest Major AI Partnership Arrives Via Tech Giant NVIDIA,With Promise Of 'Antidote To Generic AI Slop'" (Murray Stassen for Music Business Worldwide); "Sir Lucian G…
Inside the Playbook: Mike Biggane on Why the Current Music Industry Is at a Turning Point
Most conversations about streaming focus on artists or platforms.This one starts where the pressure shows up first: songwriters, publishers, and the economics underneath the music.
In this clip from The Manager’s Playbook, Mike Biggane and I unpack how the streaming era, personalization, and AI qui…
How UMG Is Navigating AI, TikTok and the Music Industry’s Next Major Disruption w/ Michael Nash
What does it take to steer the world’s largest music company through one of the most disruptive eras in music history? Michael Nash, Chief Digital Officer and executive VP, Universal Music Group, joins Kristin Robinson on Billboard On The Record to discuss how UMG is navigating AI, platform power a…
Episode 14: March 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW)
Hey all, we're back with another headlines episode.
This month we start by digging into UMG CEO Lucian Grainge's recent appearance on stage at a NVIDIA-hosted conference described as the "Super Bowl of AI," where he was discussing his company's partnership with the AI-enabling tech giant. What doe…
BONUS: Snoop Dogg talks Tupac’s politics and iconic music in extended pod with Ari Melber
In this podcast extra, listen to MS NOW’s Ari Melber’s extended interview with Snoop Dogg, who reflects on his career, life, goals, music, and politics. Snoop discusses his creative ventures with Def Jam, which grew out of his discussions with Lucian Grainge; advising newer artists like Benny the B…
Billionaire Bill Ackman’s Offers To Purchase Universal Music Group
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Shares of Universal Music Group, the world’s largest record label that houses artists like Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar, surged early Tuesday after billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square offered to buy the company in a transaction worth about $64 billion.
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The Big Drake Diss Everyone Missed, & The Fall of Chud the Builder
YERRR the boys are back and so is Drake??
- Kendrick fallout, disappearing streams & rap recency bias
- Rick Ross, J. Cole, & what does Khaled do now??
- Drake and Shane Gillis, Budden, & Lucian Grainge smoke
- Kars4Kids conspiracies, AP watches, & the Knicks
All that and more on this week’s e…
Drinking from the fire hose, biggest dog does not equal best dog, and a historic butt fumble.
India is a good place to test out your streaming rev models...
Names in the pod today:
Lucian Grainge
Universal Music
SiriusXM
Pandora
Dylan Smith
Ross Walthall
Cleveland Research
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