News Udio’s licensed AI music app will be called Starstruck, with four creation modes for fans (Report) Starstruck will offer four modes for users to interact with music from opted-in artists and songwriters: Cover, Reimagine, Remix and Create.
News Warner Music partners with GZ Media to show unsold vinyl records can be recycled without compromising sound The pilot processed approximately 10,000 unsold records sourced across multiple artists, titles, and pressing plants.
News Drake ties Taylor Swift for most Billboard 200 No. 1 albums among solo acts and sets new ARIA chart record with triple drop "Iceman" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on May 30, giving the rapper his 15th chart-topper and matching Taylor Swift's tally among solo acts.
News Spotify backs US bill to outlaw AI deepfakes, joining UMG, Sony, Warner, Google, and OpenAI in growing coalition The bill has attracted support from Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music Group, the RIAA, the Recording Academy, and more.
News Owner of Peanuts music catalog files four copyright lawsuits targeting video game publisher, social media posts, and the US government Lee Mendelson Film Productions says the lawsuits are intended to halt a pattern of unauthorized commercial use of Vince Guaraldi's compositions.
News Stability AI launches new audio models that can generate 6-minute music tracks Three of the four models are open-weight, meaning they are free to download and build upon.
News OpenAI preparing to file for IPO within days (Report) The company could file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as soon as Friday (May 22), according to the WSJ and Reuters.
News Spanish society SGAE distributed $406M to over 97,000 members in 2025 as revenue hits record high The number of beneficiaries receiving income rose 16.5% YoY to reach 97,415 authors and composers.
News Wixen doubles damages demand to $102M in expanded copyright lawsuit against Meta Wixen says it believes the total number of infringed works to be "well over one thousand."
News Spotify extends ‘Verified’ badges to podcasts, further cracking down on AI impersonators Data from Podcast Index suggests that AI-generated shows now account for more than a third of new podcast feeds.
News After two rejected arrest warrant bids, Seoul police review whether to try again with HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk (Reports) Seoul police said they would analyze the reasons behind the prosecution's decision before determining their next steps.
News Cameron Hoy promoted to CEO at TEG; Brad Banducci steps down after just over a year Hoy joined TEG subsidiary Ticketek Australia in 2007 and rose to the Managing Director role in 2015.
News YG Plus renews domestic distribution deal with HYBE, extending eight-year partnership YG Plus will continue to handle the domestic distribution of albums and digital music content for HYBE artists including BTS and SEVENTEEN.
News Saregama MD calls for DSPs to assign ‘no value’ to AI-generated music Vikram Mehra acknowledged that AI-generated music is present across streaming services – but argued it is failing to find an audience.
News FUGA renews global distribution partnership with Insomniac Music Group Downtown Music-owned FUGA first struck its partnership with Insomniac Music Group in November 2022.