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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.
Music Business Worldwide · 1m
Universal Music Group Lays Off Executives Amid Cost-Cutting
Universal Music Group cuts 1,000+ roles as $270M cost-saving plan continues.
Music Business Worldwide · 1m
Universal Music Group Layoffs
Universal Music Group cuts top executives as layoffs continue.
Variety · 1m
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.
Music Business Worldwide · 1m
DistroKid removes tracks after UMG lawsuit
DistroKid removes tracks following UMG's copyright claims.
Music Business Worldwide · 1m
Westside Cowboy TV Debut
Westside Cowboy perform 'Pin Up Boys' on Jimmy Fallon's show for US TV debut.
Stereogum · 1m
Olivia Dean Song Accused of Copying Bill Withers' Melody
Olivia Dean's song 'I've Seen It' faces lawsuit for copying Bill Withers' 'Just the Two of Us' melody.
Fox News · 1m
Big Loud Appoints Dusty Miller to Catalog Role
Big Loud Records names Dusty Miller as President of Catalog Acquisitions to expand music catalog deals.
Music Business Worldwide · 1m
Erica Campbell Label Sets Royalty Lawsuit Settlement
Erica Campbell's label settles $1M+ royalty lawsuit with distributor SRG/ILS Group after 15 days.
Music Business Worldwide · 1m
US Court Rejects AI Fair Use Defense for Training Data
US appeals court rules AI training on copyrighted material isn't fair use, impacting music labels' battle with Suno AI.
Music Business Worldwide · 2m
Frank Briegmann Promoted to UMG Leadership
Frank Briegmann becomes UMG's global music leader with expanded border-crossing artist focus.
Music Business Worldwide · 1m
Sony and UMG sue Suno over 'model laundering'
The labels claim Suno's new v6 model still infringes their copyrights by training on outputs from previous models built on unlicensed music.
The Verge · 1m
Sony Music Sues Suno Over AI Model
Music giants sue AI startup for copyright infringement.
Variety · 1m
Sony and UMG sue Suno over copyright in v6 models
Record labels claim the AI music generator found a loophole to train on unlicensed music despite licensing deals.
Engadget · 1m · 5 views
Laufey signs with Interscope and Verve Records
The two-time Grammy winner joins Universal Music Group after six years as an independent artist.
Variety · 1m · 8 views
UMG signs its first AI deal with ElevenLabs
The label that wants AI slop banned from the charts just licensed its catalog to an AI audio company.
Engadget · 1m · 6 views