News Indie artists can now upload videos to Spotify through DistroKid’s video service Spotify's music video feature is available in beta in 98 markets, but the US and Canada aren't among them
News Satoshi Tanaka appointed CEO at SPACE SHOWER FUGA as Koichi Sato shifts to Chairman role The JV between FUGA and Space Shower Networks has built a roster of some 2,000 clients, including indie labels, artist managers and rightsholders
News Court rules Anthropic’s use of copyrighted books to train AI is ‘fair use’ – but it may not have much bearing on music rightsholders’ case against platform’s Claude Copyright owners can't prevent their works for being used for training, a California judge has ruled, but using pirated copies is another story
News UMPG’s Jody Gerson appointed to board of Ancestry.com The 42-year-old Ancestry LLC is the world's largest for-profit genealogy company
News Splice strikes partnership with Avid to add sample library to Pro Tools DAW The latest version of Avid's popular DAW also features an AI-powered speech-to-text tool to search for lyrics and speech
News Music publishers and Elon Musk’s X granted 90 day pause to copyright lawsuit for ‘good faith negotiations’ to try to settle out of court Publishers 'to discuss with X the resolution of the suit and proper compensation to songwriters and publishers for past unlicensed uses, while providing an opportunity for go forward licensing,' says NMPA spokesperson
News US music publishing revenue jumped 13.4% to $7bn in 2024, outpacing the growth rate of recorded music Recovered unpaid royalties accounted for 27% of music publishing revenues last year, the NMPA's David Israelite said
News Coca-Cola launches label ‘real thing records’ in partnership with Universal Music Group The new label extends a long-running partnership between the beverage company and UMG
News Songtradr brings together key B2B businesses under MassiveMusic brand MassiveMusic will provide brands, agencies and platforms with a 'seamless, end-to-end partner to maximize the impact of music and sound at scale'
News Live Nation to invest $1bn in US music venues over next 18 months; says it ‘invested $14bn in artists’ globally in 2024 The investment in 18 venues across the US is expected to generate $2.9 billion in economic activity
News Secretly Group buys 50% stake in Merge Records, as co-founder Laura Ballance departs After 36 years of co-managing Merge, Laura Ballance has announced she's exiting the music industry
News HYBE restructures Japan division, appoints Kenji Shima, Jeff Miyahara to senior positions HYBE JAPAN aims to develop Japanese artists who can find an international audience
News MNRK Music Group acquires metal label Prosthetic Records MNRK says it plans to 'amplify' Prosthetic's music through a strategy involving digital platforms, physical formats, and special releases
News FUGA makes first step into D2C commerce for artists and labels, in partnership with Shopify-backed Single This is B2B music distributor FUGA's first foray into direct-to-consumer e-commerce
News Sony Music teams up with The Hello Group to launch artist management joint venture, THG India "We are strategically empowering Indian artists with the resources... to truly accelerate their careers"
