musicbusinessworldwide.comadded August 2026
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug24 Aug 2026
Round Hill Music filed two copyright complaints last week, one against Suno and data-scraping firm Bright Data, the other against Anthropic.
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug24 Aug 2026
Sony Music Entertainment has sued The Kroger Co. over the alleged unlicensed use of its sound recordings in social media advertising.
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug24 Aug 2026
Ticketmaster has canceled a batch of tickets to Olivia Rodrigo‘s The Unraveled Tour and is putting them back on sale to fans at their original prices.
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug24 Aug 2026
Sony Music Entertainment and Designer Brands, the parent company of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, have reached a settlement in principle in Sony‘s copyright infringement lawsuit over music used in...
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug24 Aug 2026
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has promoted Gabz Landman to Executive Vice President, A&R. The publisher announced the promotion on Monday (August 24).
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug21 Aug 2026
Vanessa Bosåen is leaving Virgin Music Group. The President of Virgin Music Group UK – the UK arm of Universal Music Group‘s global independent music division – confirmed her exit in a note to...
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug21 Aug 2026
Universal Music Poland has acquired the catalog business of Kayax Records. The agreement, announced on Thursday (August 20), covers global recording rights to the label’s catalog plus the rights to...
Music Business Worldwideby Rafaela Fornitani21 Aug 2026
This week, Apple Music told partners it will begin applying “Made With AI” labels to tracks materially generated on platforms such as Suno — while pushing the tagging responsibility onto record...
Music Business Worldwideby Tim Ingham20 Aug 2026
Apple Music has told partners that music “materially generated” on AI platforms such as Suno will carry a “Made With AI” label on the service from later this year.
Music Business Worldwideby Music Business Worldwide20 Aug 2026
Music IP Holdings (MIH), an entity backed by UMG, has unveiled a portfolio of over 24 patents for AI music creation – with another 50 patents pending.
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug20 Aug 2026
Demon Hunter, the metal band that has recorded under that name since the turn of the century, has sued Netflix and AEG Presents over the title of the streaming service’s animated film KPop Demon...
Music Business Worldwideby Rafaela Fornitani19 Aug 2026
Investment firm KKR has agreed to acquire a minority stake in BookMyShow, the Indian ticketing and live entertainment company.
Music Business Worldwideby Rafaela Fornitani19 Aug 2026
Universal Music Group has struck a licensing partnership with Hook, an AI-powered music remixing and mashup app with video editing tools for social sharing, allowing fans to create and share...
Music Business Worldwideby Rafaela Fornitani19 Aug 2026
SoundExchange has given MC Lyte its Music Fairness Award. The neighboring rights organization said on Wednesday (August 19) that the honor recognizes the artist’s advocacy for creators, including...
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug19 Aug 2026
Robert Clivillés, the surviving co-founder of C+C Music Factory, is suing rapper Freedom Williams for USD $30 million over his use of the group’s name.
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug19 Aug 2026
Virgin Music Group has signed a global distribution deal with Indian label Sur Music World. The agreement, announced on Monday (August 17), covers Sur Music World‘s Bhojpuri and regional Indian...
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