News After Suno, Udio asks court to seal the size of its AI training data in Sony Music’s copyright case, also citing ‘competitive harm’ Udio argues that competitors could use the figure to build rival products faster and more cheaply.
News Garth Brooks seeking up to $2bn for his music catalog (report) The WSJ reports that the artist believes the value of his music rights could fall 'anywhere from the high $1 billion range to more than $2 billion.'
News SoundExchange and IFPI introduce automatic ISRC assignment for individual recordings The new system is designed to reduce administrative steps for small labels and self-releasing artists that do not own and manage large catalogs.
News GoDigital Music launches Nashville country imprint Orinda under General Manager Cooper Lycan Orinda signs Nic D as its first artist
News Amazon Music goes standalone in India with $1 Unlimited tier for Prime members – as they lose ad-free listening Amazon Music Unlimited offers ad-free, on-demand access to more than 100 million songs, along with podcasts.
News Suno moves to keep size of its AI training data sealed in UMG and Sony’s copyright case, citing ‘competitive harm’ Suno CTO Georg Kucsko argued that if rivals obtain access to Suno's model, this could allow them to benchmark their own systems against that of Suno.
News Anthropic confidentially files for IPO – days after $65B raise pushed AI firm’s valuation to $965B Anthropic said the proposed IPO will depend on market conditions and other factors.
News Apple Music code spotted in Android app beta hints at new subscription tiers with Spotify-style skip limits (report) The code strings were discovered in the beta version of the Apple Music app for Android by tech analyst Aaron Perris.
News Emma Robinson upped to VP, Partnerships at Merlin amid series of senior promotions Merlin has also promoted four additional members of its Partnerships team: Shannon Bradley, Alice Moss, Daniele Yandel, and Simon Marcel.
News Nelly awarded over $67K to be paid by lawyer who filed ex-bandmate’s Country Grammar copyright suit The ruling ordered the fees to be paid not by the plaintiff – but by the plaintiff's attorney, Precious Felder.
News M.I.A. sues Kid Cudi for $2.8M after being fired from Rebel Ragers Tour The lawsuit alleges that Kid Cudi "instructed Live Nation to breach the Agreement to generate publicity and ticket sales for the Tour."
News Melvin Koh named General Manager, Ticketing Asia at TEG’s Ticketek Koh brings more than 18 years of experience across sports, entertainment, venue management, commercial strategy and ticketing.
News Anthropic raises $65B in Series H funding, valuing the AI giant at $965B The round was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital.
News Vermont caps ticket resale prices at 110% of face value in law backed by Noah Kahan The law also bans speculative ticket sales, where a reseller lists tickets they do not yet own.
News Taylor Swift moves to dismiss ‘Showgirl’ trademark lawsuit, calling it a bid to ‘generate publicity’ The artist's legal team argued that the complaint should be thrown out for failing to state a viable claim.