News StubHub targets $9bn valuation as it launches IPO roadshow Founder and CEO Eric Baker will remain firmly in control of the company following the IPO, with nearly 88% of voting power
News Anthropic to pay authors $1.5bn to settle lawsuit over using pirated books to train AI Anthropic agreed to pay $3,000 per work to a settlement fund that is expected to cover roughly 500,000 titles.
News Paul Haagenson named President of Bruce Allen Talent, as company’s Founder transitions to Chairman Haagenson is a former President of Live Nation Canada
News France-based music rights management firm 22D Music buys stake in indie publishing company Velvetica Music Deal marks 'the merger of two highly complementary players in the French music publishing industry.'
News Germany’s Bamboo Artists expands into the US, launches in-house brand partnerships unit Bamboo is expanding into the US under the leadership of Nils Gums as General Manager USA
News TikTok nabs exclusive livestream of Ed Sheeran performance for superfans in New York The TikTok LIVE campaign will see Sheeran performing in front of an audience of his superfans in New York.
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News Monti Olson rejoins BMG to lead Music Publishing operations in North America; will ‘drive new signings and catalog acquisitions’ Olson most recently served as President (founding partner) of Litmus Music
News Court allows LyricFind’s antitrust lawsuit against Musixmatch to go forward LyricFind's lawsuit alleges that Musixmatch's exclusive deal to provide and sub-license Warner Chappell Music lyrics violates US antitrust law
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News Jordi Tello named Managing Director of Iberia for Sony Music Publishing Tello steps in at SMP Iberia, backed by a decade-plus of music industry success
News Big Machine Label Group bolsters international team as Nashville-headquartered company celebrates 20th year BMLG reveals series of promotions and a new hire within its international division
News Symphonic expands in Puerto Rico, partnering with High Ground Music, and hiring Victor Roque in LATAM role The partnership brings Symphonic's distribution platform together with HGM's 'creative vision, fast-release strategy, and artist-first development model'
News Warner Chappell renews global publishing deal with superstar Kacey Musgraves Eight-time Grammy winner Musgraves has had a relationship with Warner Chappell since she began writing songs for the publisher at the age of 21
News EU pauses probe into Universal’s $775m Downtown deal EC has reportedly 'stopped the clock' on the investigation as it awaits requested information