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Universal Music chairman Lucian Grainge hospitalised after testing positive for coronavirus
•According to Variety, Lucian Grainge is currently receiving treatment at the Los Angeles' UCLA Medical Center.
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody is the first pre-1990s music video to reach 1 bn views on YouTube
•'Bohemian Rhapsody', performed by Queen, is a part of the 1975 album A Night at the Opera.
Freddie Mercury's stripped-down version of 'Time Waits for No One' released by Universal Music
•Freddie Mercury had recorded 'Time Waits for No One' for Dave Clark's musical of the same name.
Swedish DJ Avicii's posthumous album Tim released by Universal Music
Fp Staff •Avicii was found dead in his hotel room in Oman, Muscat on 20 April, 2018.
Instagram rolls out Music button to let you add a background score to your Stories
Tech2 News Staff •A music sticker will appear on the Instagram Story with the name of the song and the artist.
Rick Ross to pay $2 million in trademark infringement case over using the moniker 'Mastermind'
Ians •According to the lawsuit, Rick Ross has been referring to himself as Mastermind since 2013. However, Raul Caiz has the name trademarked.
YouTube renews vows with Vevo, invests in the company
Nishtha •YouTube announced on Tuesday that it has renewed its agreement with video distributor Vevo in order to avoid letting it be acquired by arch rivals Facebook.
Universal, Sony stun in EMI deal wins
Fptechno •Vivendi's Universal Music Group and Sony won the auction for EMI's recorded music and music publishing operations, trumping bids by archrivals Warner Music Group
Universal - iTunes Deal No Longer Exclusive
Priyanka •Universal Music has reportedly declined to sign a long-term deal with Apple's iTunes music store.
Universal Music Sues MySpace
Fptechno •Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, said on Friday it filed a lawsuit against popular social networking site MySpace for infringing copyrights of thousands of its artists' works.