Universal Music Vietnam’s First Signing Is Pop Phenom Phùng Khánh Linh

SZA's sophomore album and follow-up to 2017's Ctrl is one of the most anticipated albums in popular music, but information about the project has been almost non-existent. The album has no confirmed release date, and no singles from the project have been shared.

Rebecca Davis editorUniversal Music Group (UMG) has appointed Cindy Gu as head of Astralwerks Asia, the company’s label division focused on electronic and dance music in the region.The label also announced Tuesday its first Asian artist signing: the Indonesian EDM group Weird Genius.

Constantine Maroulis’ reality TV ties appear to extend to the Bravo universe. Real Housewives of New York City viewers discovered the former American Idol contestant is the man Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Tinsley Mortimer all dated — a revelation hinted at during the Thursday, August 13, episode.Viewers took to Twitter after Luann, 55, showed Ramona, 63, a photo of an American Idol “winner” on her phone during a car ride in Mexico.

Rebecca Davis editorUniversal Music Group’s China division on Thursday announced the launch of “Magic Muses,” its first local label in over a decade.It will be focused solely on soundtracks and scores, seeking to work with local artists and composers to create tracks for Chinese film and TV projects.Veteran film marketing executive Kelvin Hou will be the Beijing-based label’s CEO. Hou is the founder and former CEO of Chinese film website Mtime.

Rebecca Davis editorUniversal Music Group (UMG) announced Monday that it has signed multi-year direct licensing agreements in China with both Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) and its competitor NetEase Cloud Music, breaking the past precedent of signing exclusively with the former. The move signals a shake-up in the major labels’ approach to the Chinese market.

Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae are enjoying a little getaway in Mexico!

Tom Grater International Film ReporterLaal Singh Chaddha, the Hindi-language Forrest Gump remake starring Indian megastar Aamir Khan, is moving production to Turkey after a delay due to the pandemic.Ajit Andhare, COO at producer Viacom18 Studios, took to Twitter to confirm that the pic would still be releasing for Christmas… but 2021 rather than the originally planned 2020 date, which is no longer doable due to the coronavirus disruption.We will still keep the Chirstmas date, not 2020, but in

Universal Music Group’s Interscope, her record label for nearly a decade, according to reports.The Queen of Pop is considering returning to Warner Music Group, where she launched her self-titled debut album “Madonna” in 1983 and went on to crank out hits including “Like a Virgin” (1984), “True Blue” (1986), and “Ray of Light” (1998).

Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has sent a message to those complaining about having to wear a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic, telling them to “stop whining and put your god damn mask on.”Countries including the UK, Australia, Vietnam, Mexico, Singapore and parts of the US have introduced face mask mandates to help stop the spread of coronavirus.In an interview with Australia’s Triple M Rock, the Slipknot frontman was asked for his views on those who weren’t sticking to the face mask rules.

Cauty has signed a deal with Universal Music Latin Entertainment, Billboard can exclusively reveal today (Aug. 6).

grew subscription revenue 2% and advertising revenue dropped 11.5% from Q1 to Q2, Pandora’s advertising revenue fell 17% from Q1 to Q2, and YouTube’s Q2 revenue -- on all videos, including music -- dropped about 6% from Q1.

Tarek El Moussa is over the moon after locking things down with his new fiancée Heather Rae Young. Just one week after the “Flip or Flop” star, 38, proposed to Young, 32, El Moussa took to Instagram to share in detail the very special day.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentUniversal Music Group and Canal Plus Group’s international operations helped Vivendi stay afloat during the first half of 2020 which saw the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.The European media giant posted a 3% year-on-year increase in revenues to €7.5 billion ($8.87 billion) during the first half of 2020, which ended on June 30.

straight to your inboxManchester City have quietly confirmed the signing of Mechelen right-back Issa Kabore. The 19-year-old played five times for Mechelen in the Belgium Jupiler Pro League last season, and impressed enough to persuade City to add him to their ranks.