{"id":439708,"date":"2025-12-11T08:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/439708\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:42:15","slug":"universal-music-group-opens-umusic-shops-in-new-york-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/439708\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal\u00a0Music\u00a0Group\u00a0Opens UMusic Shops In New York, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/universal\/\" id=\"auto-tag_universal\" data-tag=\"universal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal<\/a>\u00a0Music\u00a0Group\u00a0is taking its approach to physical formats to another level with the opening of branded shopfronts on both sides of the Atlantic. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/neil-diamond\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe music major this week announces two new UMusic Shop locations in New York and London, expanding on previous launches in Madrid and Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFirst up is UMusic\u00a0Shop NY, which\u00a0opened Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 2 Penn Plaza in the heart of Manhattan, for what is UMG\u2019s first permanent brick-and-mortar\u00a0\u201csuperfan retail experience\u201d in North America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThen, UMG next week opens its U.K. store in\u00a0London\u2019s vibey Camden Market, in the city\u2019s north.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAt both locations, visitors can check-out exclusive custom collections and pieces inspired by UMG\u2019s top artists, songwriters and labels, a statement reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUMusic\u00a0Shop NY rings in the Holiday period with festive windows and a curated selection of vinyl, merchandise, and accessories from the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Elton John, Rolling Stones, Post Malone, Beastie Boys, NAS, KISS and others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTo celebrate the opening,\u00a0the Big Apple\u2019s own\u00a0Awake NY\u00a0is partnering on\u00a0an exclusive capsule collection \u2014 \u201cMusic\u00a0Is\u00a0Universal\u201d \u2014 which is stocked only at the store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn the days ahead, UMusic\u00a0Shop NY will premiere two fan-driven pop-ups honoring the songs of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/neil-diamond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neil Diamond<\/a>\u00a0and celebrating the upcoming release of\u00a0Song Sung Blue\u00a0in cinemas later this month (Dec. 11) and Republic Records artist\u00a0Conan Gray\u00a0(Dec. 12).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMeanwhile, the shop in Camden, a music hub that has provided a launch pad to some of the capital\u2019s most important artists, from Bob Marley, to the Clash, Madness, Amy Winehouse, Blur, and the Libertines, will feature exclusive artist collections, immersive installations, and live performances, along with a vinyl lounge, DJ booth, and recording studio-inspired sound room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThe launch of these two stores in New York and London further expands on our longstanding commitment to enhancing the ability of UMG\u2019s iconic roster of artists, labels, songwriters, and brands to connect with their fans through exclusive experiences, merchandise, and bespoke collections,\u201d comments Susan Mazo, EVP &amp; chief impact officer at Universal Music Group. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cBoth cities and locations have rich and deep connections with music culture, and we are excited to introduce these new hubs for fans to meet, share, and connect with the music, artists, and songs they are most passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tUMusic Shops are a partnership of UMG and UMusic Hospitality &amp; Lifestyle, its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/umusic-hotel-madrid-opening-universal-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entertainment-driven hospitality venture.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Universal\u00a0Music\u00a0Group\u00a0is taking its approach to physical formats to another level with the opening of branded shopfronts on both&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":439709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,111480,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,941,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-439708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-bbnews","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkcity","14":"tag-ny","15":"tag-nyc","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-universal","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115700050074000301","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}