News Sony Music and University of Southern California settle copyright lawsuit over music used in social media posts USC's athletics social media accounts allegedly featured 170 Sony-owned songs without permission.
News Live events giant CTS Eventim generated $3.48B in revenue last year, up 9.6% YoY — but shares fall on cautious 2026 outlook Germany-headquartered company reported its Q4 and FY annual results on Thursday (March 26)
News Epidemic Sound rival Artlist now lets its users generate 3-minute AI tracks using Google’s Lyria 3 Pro music model The integration expands Artlist's AI Toolkit, allowing it to offer AI video, image, voiceover, and now music generation into a single platform.
News SoundCloud launches superfan feature that lets artists release music exclusively to followers before wider release Artists can use the new feature to share early demos, surprise drops, or previews ahead of a wider release.
News Cardi B wins dismissal of copyright lawsuit over ‘Enough (Miami)’ A Texas judge found that the plaintiffs sued in the wrong place, and that the plaintiffs didn't have a copyright registered for their song when they filed the case.
News Sarah Rothschild appointed SVP of Strategic Finance and Investor Relations for VENU Holding Rothschild previously held roles across the MSG Entertainment and at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
News Suno launches v5.5 AI model with voice cloning tool: ‘The best music starts with a human.’ The voice capture feature lets users record or upload audio of themselves singing and incorporating that vocal identity into tracks generated by Suno.
News Germany’s GEMA paid out $1.3B to rightsholders in 2025, up 1.4% YoY The German collection society described the results as "excellent," but total revenues grew less than 1%
News Blake Foster appointed Head of Business Intelligence at HYBE America Former WMG SVP will oversee data strategy, analytics, and insights across HYBE America’s operations
News Taylor Swift sued for alleged trademark infringement over ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Complaint filed in California on Monday, March 30
News Publishers acquire stake in rock song at center of landmark termination rights case as they plan to pursue Supreme Court challenge The publishers said they acquired Robert Resnik's stake as they seek to ask the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit's January ruling.
Analysis News UMG fires back at Drake appeal over ‘Not Like Us’ case dismissal: 3 takeaways from response brief UMG says Drake used AI-generated voices of Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac Shakur “to goad Lamar into responding to his diss tracks.
News Universal Music Group to launch €500 million share buyback program UMG's plan to repurchase EUR €500M (USD $575m) worth of its own shares marks the company's first-ever share buyback program
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News Record labels and Spotify seek $322M default judgment from pirate group Anna’s Archive A motion for default judgment and an accompanying memorandum of law were filed on March 25.
News United Talent Agency promotes seven execs to Partner within music division Elevations span UTA LIVE, Creators, Sports and Filmed Entertainment as agency expands senior leadership ranks
News Deezer licenses AI music detection technology to Hungarian rights organization EJI CMO becomes first in Hungary to deploy Deezer's AI detection tech.
News Primary Wave makes strategic investment in Vietnam’s POPS Music – with plans to ramp up catalog deals in Southeast Asia POPS claims to be 'home to the largest catalog of Vietnamese and Indonesian music'