Reflects New Era in Music Streaming,
Including Artist-Centric Principles and Furthering Authentic
Engagement Between Artists and Fans
SANTA
MONICA, Calif., Dec. 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group
(UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, and
Amazon Music today 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.
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 exclusive content that elevate authentic
engagement between artists and fans.
UMG and Amazon Music will work closely to explore new and
enhanced product opportunities designed to benefit artists and
enrich the experience of their fans. UMG will also collaborate with
Amazon Music as it continues to expand in audio, including further
innovation in audiobooks, audio and visual programming, and its
investment in livestreamed content that has connected millions of
fans with their favorite artists across all genres and corners of
the world. UMG and Amazon will also work collaboratively to
address, among other things, unlawful AI-generated content, as well
as protecting against fraud and misattribution.
Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman
& CEO, Universal Music Group said, "We are very excited to
advance our long-standing, excellent partnership with Amazon Music
that marks a new era in streaming—Streaming 2.0. We appreciate
Amazon Music's deep commitment to the interests of our artists, and
look forward to progressing our shared artist-centric objectives
through product innovation and accelerating growth of their
service."
Steve Boom, VP of Audio,
Twitch and Games for Amazon said, "UMG has always been a
collaborative partner to Amazon Music, and as we continue to invent
and introduce more artist-to-fan connections through our product
and exclusive content, we're redefining what it means to be a
streaming service. We're thrilled to expand our relationship with
UMG which will enable us to partner on meaningful new ways for
artists to deepen their engagement with fans around the world,
while working together to protect the work of artists, songwriters
and publishers."
Notes to editors:
About Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
exists to shape culture through the power of artistry. UMG is the
world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of
businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing,
merchandising and audiovisual content. Featuring the most
comprehensive catalogue of recordings and songs across every
musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and
distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially
successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation
and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services,
platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and
commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences
for fans. For more information,
visit www.universalmusic.com.
About Amazon Music
Amazon Music is an immersive audio
entertainment service that connects fans, artists, and creators
through music, podcasts, and culture. Amazon Music brings fans
closer to what they love, with curated and personalized playlists,
artist livestreams, artist merch, and Amazon Exclusive podcasts.
Prime members get access to over 100 million songs in shuffle mode,
All-Access playlists, plus the largest catalog of top ad-free
podcasts, included with their membership. Customers can upgrade to
Amazon Music Unlimited for full, on-demand access to 100 million
songs in HD, a growing catalog of Ultra HD and Spatial audio, and
the world's largest selection of audiobooks from Audible. Anyone
can listen to Amazon Music by downloading the free Amazon Music
app, or wherever they listen to music including Alexa-enabled
devices. Learn more at amazon.com/music.
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