Analysis Sony, Warner Chappell, Concord, Reservoir urge less regulation of PROs in responses to US Copyright Office inquiry All companies have argued strongly for reduced regulation in the sector
News Pex acquired by copyright protection and content monetization company Vobile Vobile works with entertainment companies, platforms, sports leagues, music labels, and publishers.
News ‘All-out war’: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk call for an end to intellectual property laws The battle over the future of intellectual property in the age of AI is escalating quickly
News Armin Zerza played a key role in Activision Blizzard’s $69bn sale to Microsoft. Now he’s joining Warner Music Group as CFO. Exec spent 10 years at Activision Blizzard as both CFO and Chief Commercial Officer
News Emirates Music Rights Association (EMRA) granted first collective management license in the UAE Government of the United Arab Emirates has issued its first-ever collective management license in the UAE
News Spotify hikes prices by up to 22% across Benelux countries Individual subscriptions now cost €12.99 in the Netherlands and Luxembourg and €11.99 in Belgium
News Africa-focused music streamer Mdundo hits 39.2m users as it expands into first francophone market Mdundo maintained its lowered annual revenue guidance due to billing issues with its two largest telecom partners
News India’s Hungama to shut music streaming service The music section of Hungama Digital Media will terminate its service on April 15
Analysis News From Warner’s superfan app to Create buying !K7… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis Five reasons why sync is still stuck in the last century… The following MBW op/ed comes from Tom Stingemore, the founder of sync data platform, ALLOY
News YouTube launches new AI music tool… that makes instant copyright-free video soundtracks The update to YouTube's Creator Music marketplace enables video creators to produce AI-generated music via text prompts
News HYBE deepfake crackdown sees eight arrested in South Korea, as company’s CEO pledges ‘zero-tolerance and no-settlement policy’ over alleged crimes against its artists 'We will continue to monitor and take legal action to eradicate such serious crimes,' said HYBE CEO Jason Jaesang Lee
News Tom Allen moves to CTO, Downtown Music; Richard Leach appointed to President of Curve Tom Allen has served as interim CTO since April 2024, while Richard Leach previously served as Managing Director of Curve
News TICKET Act mandating ‘all-in’ pricing for events heads to full vote in US Congress The proposed law has been resurrected after being left out of a Senate spending bill last year
News Create Music Group acquires !K7 Music, founded by the late Horst Weidenmüller The deal had been in the works before Horst Weidenmüller’s passing in February
News ADOR says it’s taking legal action to protect NewJeans against harassment, deepfakes as contract dispute continues The HYBE-owned label said it will expand its efforts to monitor and take legal action against posts targeting NewJeans members
News NO FAKES Act aimed at cracking down on deepfakes reintroduced in US Congress – this time with support of Google and OpenAI Google and OpenAI joined the music majors and the RIAA in backing a bill that enables individuals to protect their voice and likeness against AI fakes
News Warner Music Group is readying its superfan app – with help from Ed Sheeran Sheeran is now "actively posting" on the platform, according to the WSJ interview with Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grainge
