News Rostrum Pacific inks direct deals with Spotify, TikTok; appoints Samantha Moore to lead new distro platform SpaceHeater SpaceHeater will operate through direct relationships with Amazon and Tidal, along with other major digital storefronts.
News Musical AI raises $4.5m to scale AI attribution tech The startup’s technology identifies what percentage of a generated output came from which source.
News Cutting Edge acquires music catalog of composer John Paesano, including scores from ‘Maze Runner’ and ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ The deal includes music from franchises that have generated over $1.8 billion at the global box office.
News BMG to move global HQ to renovated Lumina building in Berlin in 2027 The move puts BMG in the former Galeries Lafayette building just two blocks from its current Berlin offices.
News Managers and agents of Ed Sheeran, Oasis, Olivia Dean, Radiohead, Fontaines D.C. and more urge EU action on ‘predatory ticket resale’ The signatories want the Digital Fairness Act expanded to tackle ticket resale abuse.
News Quebec court greenlights class action against Ticketmaster over ‘unreasonable’ service fees The complaint centers on Ticketmaster’s fee structure that fluctuates based on ticket prices instead of the actual cost of services rendered.
News Johanna Fuentes named Head of Communications and PR at HYBE America Fuentes most recently served as Head of Global Communications for WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group.
News Bad Bunny faces $16m lawsuit over alleged unauthorized voice recording used in two songs A Puerto Rican woman alleged that Bad Bunny's producer asked her to record a phrase in 2018, which was later used in two of the artist's songs.
News Ticketmaster faces lawsuit over alleged website tracking and ‘surveillance’ tools The lawsuit alleges that Ticketmaster employs advertising and analytics trackers from Google, Facebook, TikTok and more, to illegally collect user information.
News Spotify opens second LA studio as it doubles down on podcasts Spotify has expanded access to its Partner Program, lowering its eligibility thresholds for creators.
News Spotify expands messaging feature with live friend activity and ‘Request to Jam’ Since the messaging feature’s launch, nearly 40 million users have sent about 340 million messages.
News Bruno Mars sets February release date for first solo album in a decade, with global stadium tour to launch April 10 in Las Vegas Pre-orders for a numbered first-pressing vinyl edition opened this week through Mars’ website.
News AI-powered music production platform LANDR acquires Stockholm-based DAW developer Reason Studios The deal brings together LANDR’s AI-powered production tools with Reason Studios’ digital audio workstation Reason DAW and Reason Rack.
News Paul Smelt promoted to Chief Operating Officer at peermusic Amsterdam-based Smelt will oversee both publishing and neighboring rights administration globally, reporting directly to CEO Mary Megan Peer.
News Defunct ticketing startup Fanimal files antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, Ticketmaster Live Nation and Ticketmaster are accused of illegal practices such as long-term exclusive contracts with venues, threats of retaliation and more.