News Nine indie labels collectively invested $134m in artists in 2023, says ORCA-commissioned report Nine leading labels earned $1.77 for every $1 spent in 2023, and paid out $0.59 to artists, or 77% of profit.
News Cher prevails in long-running royalties battle with Sonny Bono’s estate A judge has awarded $187,000 to Cher over withheld royalties, and given her the right in perpetuity to collect 50% of royalties from Sonny & Cher's music
News Eventbrite eyes jump into secondary ticketing market after $500M acquisition by Bending Spoons Italy-headquartered Bending Spoons is known for buying up tech brands that have lost their luster
News Quebec wants to set quotas for streaming of French-language music. A new poll shows little support for the idea. Music streamers oppose a proposed law that would place quotas on the amount or proportion of French-language content on DSPs in Quebec
News Australian local music is in decline, and UK, Canada aren’t far behind, new report warns Streaming recommendation algorithms favor content in the user's language. That isn't working well for countries like Australia, Canada and the UK
News Will Europe’s top court give record companies a powerful new tool to fight online copyright infringement? The CJEU has been asked to decide if web services companies can be held liable for piracy on websites they service
News UMG UK unveils ‘Pause,’ a studio that turns music video stills into artwork The Pause studio is launching with Amy Winehouse's 'You Know I'm No Good,' with part of the proceeds going to charity
News Amuse has paid $10m in advances to DIY artists via its AI-powered ‘Fast Forward’ platform to date The DIY music distribution company says it has handed out 50,000 automated royalty advances since launching the service in 2019.
Analysis News One of Suno’s latest investors will be of particular interest to the music industry… Hallwood Media has invested into Suno after signing ‘artists’ whose music was created on the generative AI platform
News Live Nation files motion to end US’s antitrust lawsuit Live Nation says the DoJ’s case against the company is based on 'gerrymandered' evidence that doesn’t meet the criteria for monopoly power
News UK moves to ban resale of tickets above original price The move has the backing of a number of prominent artists, but secondary resale platforms say it could make things worse for consumers
News ATC Group raises $11m, appoints James Patterson as COO as it plans new stock market listing the new capital will go towards investing in direct-to-fan services, artist-centric technologies, and developing new partnership
News Spotify acquires song sample and remix database WhoSampled WhoSampled says it will continue operating as a standalone app even as its data is integrated into Spotify
News Fresh off ‘Phantom of the Opera’ viral success, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music to be managed by The Other Songs and The Orchard Four decades after gaining fame with 'Cats,' Webber's work is enjoying a renaissance
News Spotify rolls out expanded song credits, previews new ‘SongDNA’ and ‘About the song’ features for Premium users More detailed info about songs will deepen fan's connection to music, the streaming platform says