Loading...RELATIONSHIP EXPANDS TO 22 TERRITORIES FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS
INCLUDES NEW EXCLUSIVE ‘HP LOUNGE’ IMMERSIVE DIGITAL MUSIC PLATFORM
Universal Music and HP are extending their highly successful international partnership for another three years and expanding it to a further 16 territories around the world.
The innovative Universal Music and HP partnership was launched three years ago, the first of its kind between leaders in music and technology, and has seen HP support Universal Music’s artists and offer compelling experiences for their customers in areas such as tour sponsorship, special events and intimate fan-only concerts. The latest addition to the partnership is HP’s new dedicated music platform, HP Lounge, which was unveiled 7th of October in Barcelona.
Felix Jaehn’s Book Of Love video with HP
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Preloaded on to a range of the latest HP devices, HP Lounge is a new Windows desktop app that gives fans access to an immersive experience for their favourite Universal Music artists, including 12 months of ad-free, unlimited radio streaming via a variety of stations grouped by genre, artist or mood. HP Lounge also offers behind-the-scenes news, making-of videos, artist interviews and album reviews and competitions to win concert tickets and gain access to exclusive money can’t buy music experiences. More information on HP Lounge can be found at www.hp-lounge.com and https://youtu.be/9ZZLkPs1vwU.
Troye Sivan – Fools video with HP
Olivier Robert-Murphy, Universal Music’s Global Head of New Business said: “It is brilliant to be expanding on the initial success of our partnership with HP by reaching new fans across 22 countries. HP has always been at the forefront of innovation and their determination to create meaningful relationships with their consumers through the power of music makes them an ideal partner for Universal Music and our unrivalled roster of artists.”
Sigma feat. Rita Ora – Coming Home video with HP
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Pascal Bourguet, VP Consumer Personal Systems HP EMEA commented: “Millennials love HP computers at school, work and for play. Through this great partnership with Universal Music, we are also delighting them and giving them what they want: great music, great sound and unique musical experiences. Radio streaming, music news, the opportunity to win concert tickets and “money can’t buy experiences” only available in the HP Lounge on the latest HP devices.”
Watch the new HP / Star Wars ad with DJ SNAKE
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The first exclusive invitation-only showcase concerts under the expanded partnership include Brandon Flowers and The Avener in Moscow in November, Felix Jaehn in Cologne also in November, Years & Years in London in December and Juan Magan in Madrid in January 2016. Exclusive video and photos from these special events will be made available only through HP Lounge.
ABOUT UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
Universal Music Group is the global music leader, with wholly owned operations in 60 territories. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry’s premier music publishing operations worldwide.
Universal Music Group’s labels include A&M Records, Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, Manhattan, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Music Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalogue of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world’s most popular artists and their recordings. UMG’s catalogue is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes Global Digital Business, its new media and technologies division and Bravado, its merchandising company.
Universal Music Group is a fully owned subsidiary of Vivendi.
