News Zayn Malik sued for alleged copyright infringement over ‘Better’ Lawsuit filed by musician and songwriter Patrick Simmons, who goes by the stage name Havyn
News Now George R.R. Martin, John Grisham and other writers sue OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement Lawsuits could have serious implications for all businesses that revolve around intellectual property, including music
News Robbie Williams to make ‘metaverse debut’ in LightCycle, a new AI-powered ‘hyper-realistic virtual city’ built with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 Platform aims to become "the go-to destination for art, film, gaming, music, fashion, sport, property and retail".
News Pieter van Rijn joins the Board of Directors at Downtown Music Holdings Exec is President of the group’s business and professional services division, Downtown Music
News Virgin Music strikes distribution partnership with Position Music Independent publisher, record label and management firm has a catalog of over 35,000 songs
News Kurt Thielen to step down as CEO of Zebralution; Konrad von Löhneysen and Tina Jürgens named co-CEOs Thielen, who co-founded Zebralution in 2004, is stepping down as CEO at the end of the year
News Proposed US bill would allow indie artists to negotiate collectively with streaming services, AI companies The Protect Working Musicians Act of 2023 was introduced on Tuesday (September 19)
Interviews News As Rema crosses 1bn Spotify streams, Mavin Records boss Don Jazzy says there’s ‘no ceiling for what he can go on to achieve’ Mavin Records founder Don Jazzy on his predictions for Afrobeats and for Rema following his new streaming milestone...
News Fan engagement app Afterparty.AI secures $5m in new funding, bringing total raised to $12m Afterparty says the money will go towards developing its new AI-powered platform
News Music tech company SonoSuite joins Spotify, YouTube, others in ‘Friends of IMPALA’ program Trade body's 'Friends' initiative is designed to facilitate collaboration between companies and the independent music sector
Analysis News BTS renew contracts with K-pop giant HYBE HYBE revealed the news in a regulatory filing on Wednesday (September 20)
News Primary Wave acquires stake in music publishing catalog of singer-songwriter Eddie Rabbitt Singer-songwriter co-wrote a dozen country music hits
News Universal introduces new ‘music-centric’ wellness app Sollos, strikes partnership with Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global Company made the announcements at its first Music + Health conference
News Influence Media, in partnership with Warner Chappell Music, acquires publishing catalog of songwriter Jesse Frasure Influence Media Partners is a US-based music and rights company founded in 2019 and led by Lylette Pizarro, Lynn Hazan, Rene McLean, and Jon Jashni
News Concord buys again as it swoops for Mojo Music & Media’s catalog of more than 30,000 songs The catalog includes the works of the bands REO Speedwagon, KISS, and Cheap Trick
News Bryan Castellani appointed Chief Financial Officer for Warner Music Group Exec has spent more than two decades at The Walt Disney Company, most recently as CFO for Disney Entertainment & ESPN
News TikTok says it’s working on automatic AI content detection, as it rolls out new ‘AI-generated’ label for creators TikTok rolls out new tool that will enable creators to label AI-generated content that they upload to the social media platform