News TuneCore partners with RoyFi to offer royalty advances to indie artists Artists can secure direct cash advances without giving up equity or transferring ownership of copyrights.
News Major labels and ISP Altice seek more time to weigh Supreme Court ruling in latest Cox fallout The case has been put on hold since August 2025, pending the Supreme Court’s decision on Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment.
News Sony Music and UMG form NINE BY NINE music festivals joint venture in Japan NINE BY NINE will engage in planning and production of music festivals in Asia, and supporting Japanese artists seeking to expand internationally.
News Suno’s licensing talks with major labels in limbo with ‘no path forward’ (Report) Talks with UMG and Warner Music have seen little progress, while Suno hasn't been able to reach a deal with Sony Music, according to the Financial Times.
News After Universal, Warner, and Merlin deals, now Udio inks licensing agreement with Kobalt The deal marks Kobalt’s second AI music platform partnership, following its 2025 licensing agreement with ElevenLabs.
Analysis The Unravelling of a ‘Bulletproof’ Brand: Wireless Festival’s Self-Inflicted Crisis Music industry communications specialist weighs in on the Ye controversy, and Wireless Festival's cancellation
News Secretly Distribution acquires music data and analytics firms Entertainment Intelligence and Babel Ops Babel Ops was founded in 2020 by Erik Gilbert and Greg Delaney, who previously co-founded Entertainment Intelligence in 2014.
News Bill Ackman thinks he’ll convince UMG shareholders to take his deal. JP Morgan isn’t so sure. The music giant said it will review the proposal and analyze its implications for shareholders, employees, artists and songwriters.
News After Cox ruling, Supreme Court wipes out Grande Communications’ $47M music piracy verdict The Supreme Court vacated the 2022 judgment and remanded the case to the Fifth Circuit for reconsideration in light of Cox v. Sony Music.
News Miles Gersh promoted to EVP, A&R at Warner Records Gersh, who joined the company in 2019, is best known for working with country artist Zach Bryan
News Sony Music Publishing UK and Second Songs sign Olivia Dean co-writer Bastian Langebaek to global deal Agreement follows Langebaek’s contributions to Olivia Dean’s UK No.1 album and an Ivor Novello nomination for The Art of Loving.
News Virgin Music Group announces global distribution partnership with Ari Elkins and Joey McCarthy’s new label, Suede Records VMG to provide global distribution and marketing as Suede focuses on long-term artist development.
News Wireless Festival cancelled after UK government blocks Kanye West from entering Britain Home Office says rapper's presence "would not be conducive to the public good"
News Laufey renews global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Raised between Reykjavik, Iceland, and Washington, D.C., Laufey learned piano and cello as a child before studying at Berklee College of Music
News Atlantic Music Group enters ‘multi-level partnership’ with Fader Label, including 50/50 joint venture The deal includes a 50/50 joint venture to sign and develop new and established artists
News ElevenLabs launches ElevenMusic iOS app, taking on Suno and Udio on mobile The app went live on the App Store on Wednesday (April 1), following several weeks during which it had been listed ahead of its formal release
News Chad Doerge named President and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Round Hill Music The AI fintech and investment banking veteran joins the music rights firm during a period of strategic expansion.
News Wireless boss Melvin Benn defends Kanye West booking: ‘We are not giving him a platform to extol opinion of whatever nature.’ Benn's statement comes as the fallout from the booking continues to mount.