Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group N.V. is a Dutch-American music corporation under Dutch law. While UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. Source

Founded

1934

Status

Public

Universal Music Group across Glyph

• Security breaches
• Lawsuits
• Leadership moves: 1 leader, 2 moves
• Paydays: Pay schedule
• Official socials

Universal Music Group across Glyph: timeline

1. 2026-10-20 Facebook added: https://www.facebook.com/universalmusicgroup (Socials)
2. 2026-10-20 Instagram added: https://www.instagram.com/universalmusicgroup (Socials)
3. 2026-10-20 TikTok added: https://www.tiktok.com/@universalmusicgroup (Socials)
4. 2026-10-20 Careers added: https://www.universalmusic.com/careers (Socials)
5. 2026-10-20 Official Careers: universalmusic.com/careers (Socials)
6. 2026-10-20 Official TikTok: @universalmusicgroup (Socials)
7. 2026-10-20 Official Instagram: @universalmusicgroup (Socials)
8. 2026-10-20 Official Facebook: universalmusicgroup (Socials)
9. 2026-10-20 Official LinkedIn: universalmusicgroup (Socials)
10. 2026-10-20 Official X: @UMG (Socials)
11. 2026-09-18 UMG Recordings v. Suno (II): case filed (Lawsuits)
12. 2026-04-15 UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs (Udio): Order denying Udio motion to dismiss DMCA claim (Lawsuits)
13. 2026-01-28 Hannah Poferl: appointed, Appointed (Leaders)
14. 2026-01-13 Hannah Poferl joined as Chief Data Officer, Chief Data Officer (Leaders)
15. 2024-10-03 Universal Music Group: data breach (Breaches)
16. 2024-06-24 UMG Recordings v. Suno: case filed (Lawsuits)
17. 2024-06-24 UMG Recordings v. Uncharted Labs (Udio): case filed (Lawsuits)

Sources

• leaders.fru.dev/companies/universal-music-group
• www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38903
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group