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SeatGeek Sues D.C. Over 10% Ticket Resale Price Cap
SeatGeek and others challenge D.C.'s law that caps ticket resale prices at 10% above original cost.
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AEG Presents Acquires Auguri Productions
AEG Presents buys French artist development firm Auguri to boost European growth.
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Warner Chappell Signs My Chemical Romance
Warner Music Group secures exclusive publishing deal for My Chemical Romance's catalog and future works.
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Mohnish Sani Joins HYBE Americas Strategy
HYBE Americas names Mohnish Sani as Head of Strategy and Growth amid US restructuring.
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Live Nation Denies FTC Lawsuit Over Ticket Resales
Live Nation calls FTC’s BOTS Act lawsuit 'misguided', says agency is flipping the law against ticket platforms.
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Chance the Rapper wins second trial against ex-manager Pat Corcoran
Judge orders Pat Corcoran to hand over $1.5M in fees and merch payments after losing second trial.
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Jim Roppo Joins Warner Records as Vice Chairman
Jim Roppo, former Republic Records CEO, becomes Warner Records Group's new vice chairman to boost artist development and growth.
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Ben Katovsky Joins Pipeline as CEO
Ben Katovsky becomes Pipeline's CEO to boost music industry capital access.
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Streaming Services Propose 2028-2032 Royalty Rates for Songwriters
Amazon, Spotify, Apple and others file rate proposals for songwriters' royalties in 2028-2032.
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Taylor Swift Expands Voice Trademark Filings
Taylor Swift's company files voice trademark applications in UK, EU, and Australia amid AI deepfake crackdown.
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BTS's ARIRANG Breaks Spotify 5 Billion Streams Milestone
BTS's ARIRANG album surpasses 5 billion Spotify streams, becoming the most-streamed 2026 release with 2 billion more than its nearest rival.
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YouTube Music Labels AI-Generated Songs
YouTube Music starts labeling AI-generated songs with partner disclosures and detection tools.
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Summer Walker Sues LVRN Over 2017 Deal
Summer Walker sues LVRN for fraud, seeking court to void 2017 agreement as Interscope pursues $50M claim.
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Universal Music Group Lays Off Executives Amid Cost-Cutting
Universal Music Group cuts 1,000+ roles as $270M cost-saving plan continues.
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Primary Wave Partners With Brian Vander Ark
Primary Wave Music partners with Brian Vander Ark to cover his publishing and recorded music catalogs.
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Viktoria Siniavskaia Appointed President EMEA
Believe names Viktoria Siniavskaia as EMEA President to lead global music expansion.
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Raye's Ticket Scam
Raye reveals scalpers used AI bots to create fake registrations for 5,000 Royal Albert Hall seats.
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UK Copyright Tribunal Supports PRS for Music in Cinema Licensing
UK’s Copyright Tribunal approves higher music royalties for cinemas after 20-year dispute with UKCA.
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Rebecca Allen exits UMG UK role after 27 years
Rebecca Allen steps down as UMG UK Chief Artist and Strategy Officer after 27 years in music business.
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Jaasu on making music
Jaasu, 28, shares how he became a top producer with Travis Scott and Don Toliver.
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When you control your IP, you control your destiny
Loud And Live CEO Nelson Albareda explains how owning IP events and brands gives independent promoters power in the music industry.
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Deezer Adds AI Music Filter
Deezer lets users block AI-generated music from search results.
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Live Nation Acquires Bizarro Chile Stake
Live Nation secures majority stake in Chilean concert promoter Bizarro Chile after Peru deal.
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Catalog Surges on Spotify as Frontline Hits Decline
Spotify’s catalog music streams surge 39.2% YoY while frontline hits drop 25.4% in US charts.
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Songwriters Drop Lawsuit Against Travis Scott
Songwriters Dion Norman and Derrick Ordogne dropped a copyright lawsuit against Travis Scott and Sony Music after three years.
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Spotify Launches Tech Brand for Software Sales
Spotify introduces Spotify Technology to sell internal tools as R&D operating system.
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UMG Sues Summer Walker Over $50M Contract
Interscope Records sues Summer Walker for $50M+ after she exits deal under California’s seven-year rule.
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Warner Music Sues Luxottica Over 427 Songs
Warner Music claims Luxottica used 427 of its songs without permission in social media posts.
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Gunna Launches SB THE LABEL With Warner Music
Atlanta rapper Gunna starts his own record label with Warner Music Group’s Atlantic Music Group.
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DistroKid removes tracks after UMG lawsuit
DistroKid removes tracks following UMG's copyright claims.
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Sony Music Takedowns Deepfakes, Suno Faces Italy Probe
Sony Music removed 260,000 AI deepfakes; Suno under Italian investigation for unfair terms.
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Elon Musk Adds Suno to Grok Bot Models
Elon Musk says SpaceX's AI agent will use Suno's music models alongside Claude and Midjourney.
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Live Nation Lawsuits Over Data Breach
Live Nation faces class action lawsuits after data breach exposed Social Security numbers and health records.
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Guy Moot Joins NMPA Board
Warner Chappell CEO Guy Moot becomes NMPA board member to advance songwriters' rights in AI era.
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Suno Hires Ticketmaster Exec to Lead Live Music
Suno appoints Ticketmaster’s Michael Chua to boost live music integration with Songkick.
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Drake Skips 2027 Grammys With Three Albums
Drake won't submit his 2026 albums for 2027 Grammys, joining BTS and Stray Kids in sitting out the awards.
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Spotify Audiobooks Hits $100M Revenue
Spotify's audiobooks add-on now generates over $100 million annually as it expands to 180 markets.
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Live Nation Sells Bonds to Refinance Debt
Live Nation sells $730M bonds to refinance 2027 debt amid legal battles.
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Pacific Music Group Launches Tokyo Office
Pacific Music Group opens Tokyo hub and signs Japanese rapper JP THE WAVY for global music expansion.
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HYBE’s Weverse Con Festival Debut in India
HYBE’s Weverse Con Festival will debut in India in 2027, marking its first international event outside South Korea.
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Empire Publishing Hires Emilio Morales for Latin America
Empire Publishing appoints Emilio Morales, former Rimas Publishing leader, to expand Latin American music business.
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US Copyright Office Launches Music Streaming Fraud Inquiry
US Copyright Office opens public inquiry into AI-driven music streaming fraud after Republican Rep. Scott Fitzgerald's letter.
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Music Industry Underpriced Streaming In Emerging Markets
Live Nation bets on high-ticket concerts in emerging markets where fans pay 16-32 months of Spotify for tickets.
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Majors Push Supreme Court to Block Copyright Ruling
Music publishers urge Supreme Court to prevent global copyright disruption from songwriter termination case.
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ARIA CEO warns AI firms seek free copyright ride
ARIA CEO says OpenAI and Anthropic want Australia to ignore copyright laws for AI training.
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O2 Arena Renews Name Deal Until 2038
AEG and O2 extend London's O2 Arena naming rights until 2038 for UK's largest naming rights renewal.
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Tencent Backs DeepSeek AI Funding
Tencent Music integrates DeepSeek AI into its streaming service as parent company backs $12B+ AI funding round.
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Michael Smith sentenced to 18 months for AI streaming fraud
Michael Smith gets 18 months in prison after AI song and bot streaming fraud stole $8 million from artists.
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Google Picks Base for Music for Gemini Startup Forum
Google's Gemini Startup Forum features Base for Music, a French AI-driven music marketing platform with $1.73m funding.
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GoDigital Music expands in Asia
GoDigital Music appoints Sebastian Mair as APAC President and partners with Pony Canyon for YouTube monetization.
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Warner Music Signs Sound Distribution for Global Distribution
Warner Music Group's ADA Central Europe partners with Swiss label Sound Distribution for exclusive worldwide digital distribution.
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Sony Music Publishes El Reino Infantil Catalog Globally
Sony Music Publishing partners with Leader Entertainment to globally manage El Reino Infantil's music catalog.
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Thomas Rhett Launches New Label
Thomas Rhett creates Fifty-One/Forty-Nine Records with HYBE America’s Blue Highway to own his music catalog.
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Adriana Sein Joins Believe as Americas President
Believe appoints Adriana Sein as Americas President to expand operations across US, Canada and Latin America.
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New York City Click to Cancel Rule Takes Effect
New York City’s first municipal click-to-cancel rule for streaming subscriptions takes effect, requiring easy cancellation methods.
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Warner Music MENA Names New Leadership
Warner Music appoints Ahmed Nureni as MENA MD and Ahmad Alghawanmeh from Sony as GM.
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UMG Manages 130+ Southeast Asian Artists
Universal Music Group now manages over 130 artists across Southeast Asia, aiming to boost regional music virality and artist support.
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Big Loud Appoints Dusty Miller to Catalog Role
Big Loud Records names Dusty Miller as President of Catalog Acquisitions to expand music catalog deals.
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Sony Music Demands 260,000 AI Deepfakes Removed
Sony Music has asked platforms to delete 260,000 AI deepfakes of artists like Harry Styles and Michael Jackson.
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Erica Campbell Label Sets Royalty Lawsuit Settlement
Erica Campbell's label settles $1M+ royalty lawsuit with distributor SRG/ILS Group after 15 days.
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