Common Music Group is increasing its international portfolio of brick-and-mortar retail areas that cater to superfans.
The corporate launched its flagship retailer in Tokyo’s Harajuku district in 2023, adopted by its second bodily retail location globally in June with the UMusic Store inside its personal UMusic Resort in Madrid.
Now, in partnership with UMusic Hospitality & Life-style, UMG’s “entertainment-driven” hospitality enterprise, the corporate is opening two new UMusic Store places in New York and London, devoted “to reimagining the fan expertise”.
In accordance with the official announcement, every UMusic Store “provides unique customized collections and items impressed by UMG’s iconic artists, songwriters and legendary labels, offering followers with new devoted places to fulfill, share and luxuriate in unique experiences that convey them nearer than ever earlier than to the artists they love”.
The UMusic Store NY opens immediately (Wednesday, December 10) at 2 Penn Plaza, turning into UMG’s first everlasting brick-and-mortar “superfan retail expertise” in North America.
UMG stated that it “provides a brand new cultural hub for music and elegance within the coronary heart of Manhattan”.
The London-based retailer opens on Tuesday, December 16, in Camden City. UMG stated that its UMusic Store Camden “will convey the UMusic retail expertise to considered one of London’s most iconic cultural districts”.
“The launch of those two shops in New York and London additional expands on our longstanding dedication to enhancing the flexibility of UMG’s iconic roster of artists, labels, songwriters, and types to attach with their followers by way of unique experiences, merchandise, and bespoke collections,” stated Susan Mazo, EVP & Chief Affect Officer at Common Music Group.
“Each cities and places have wealthy and deep connections with music tradition, and we’re excited to introduce these new hubs for followers to fulfill, share, and join with the music, artists, and songs they’re most captivated with.”
Susan Mazo, Common Music Group
Added Mazo: “Each cities and places have wealthy and deep connections with music tradition, and we’re excited to introduce these new hubs for followers to fulfill, share, and join with the music, artists, and songs they’re most captivated with.”
UMG stated on Wednesday that the New York retailer opens with “a particular Vacation transformation, full with festive home windows and a curated number of vinyl, merchandise, and equipment from UMG’s artist roster,” together with Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Elton John, Rolling Stones, Put up Malone, Beastie Boys, NAS, KISS, and lots of extra.
To have a good time the opening, UMusic Store NY has additionally partnered with New York’s Awake NY on an unique ‘capsule assortment’: the UMG x Awake NY “Music Is Common” drop, obtainable solely on the store.
This week, UMusic Store NY may also “remodel,” the announcement stated, with the premiere of two “fan-driven pop-ups” honoring the songs of Neil Diamond and celebrating the upcoming launch of Tune Sung Blue in cinemas later this month (December 11) and Republic Information artist Conan Grey (December 12).
Positioned in Camden Market, the London-based area will “function a inventive hub the place music, style, and design collide,” UMG stated.
The announcement added that the store was “designed to seize Camden’s rebellious spirit and deep musical roots”.
The shop will characteristic unique artist collections, immersive installations, and dwell performances, together with a Vinyl Lounge, DJ sales space, and recording studio-inspired Sound Room that “permits followers to expertise music like by no means earlier than”.
UMG’s ‘Merchandising and Different’ income within the third quarter of 2025 reached€259 million ($302.53m), a rise of 15.6% YoY at fixed forex (see under).
Common Music Group generated complete revenues of €3.021 billion ($3.53bn) throughout all of its divisions (together with recorded music, publishing, and extra) in Q3.Music Enterprise Worldwide
