UMG Becomes First Major Label to License Full Catalog to AI Gaming Music Platform Tyger

Universal Music Group announced on Oct 23 that it is the first major music company to license its recorded and publishing catalogs to Tyger, a San Diego AI music platform that uses adaptive models to reshape songs to live gameplay. Tyger — co-founded by CEO Nick Venti — currently holds 400,000+ tracks (mostly independent), is in closed beta across 20+ games covering 540M+ monthly players, and plans a public relaunch later in 2026. UMG Chief Digital Officer Michael Nash signed the deal.