News German collection society GEMA to cut ‘on-demand music distribution’ commission to 7% by 2027; expects move to boost annual payouts by $7m Even the initial reduction to 9% will generate an additional €2 million ($2.4m) annually for GEMA members.
News Whitney Houston Estate taps AI startup Moises to bring late superstar’s vocals back to the stage for concert experience Superstar's Estate, Primary Wave, Park Avenue Artists team up with AI company Moises
News Mongolia’s Sonsy launches as country’s ‘first world-class music streaming service’ App is powered by B2B music streaming company Tuned Global
News Labels settle copyright lawsuit against Internet Archive over streaming of vintage vinyl records The parties requested that Judge Maxine Chesney pause all case deadlines while they complete the settlement terms.
News HARDY sells select compositions to Spirit Music, inks exclusive publishing deal for future works The sale covers HARDY's ownership in songs that generated 16 No. 1 singles, but excludes "JACK," his first rock radio chart-topper.
News Republic Records makes gaming push in strategic partnership with Nothing Projects Interactive New Game OnlyHands scheduled for release in Q4 2025; lets players control avatars based on Republic Records artists
News Google, Amazon, Microsoft back Cox in Supreme Court case over $1bn copyright verdict The tech giants filed a joint brief supporting the ISP's appeal
News HYBE Chair Bang Si-hyuk questioned by police in South Korea over allegations related to IPO HYBE’s founder and chairman appeared before Seoul police on Monday for questioning over alleged unfair share trading
News Tracy Maddux leads ‘multi-million dollar’ investment round into OpenPlay, joins rights management platform’s board OpenPlay works with 3,500+ labels, distributors and publishers across 24 countries
News AEG unveils new Roundhay Festival for 2026 in the UK’s Leeds, with Lewis Capaldi headlining Capaldi will also be headlining BST Hyde Park in London on July 11.
News Stability AI launches new AI model for brands to create custom sounds Stable Audio 2.5 is capable of generating three-minute compositions in under two seconds on H100 GPUs, said Stability AI.
News Jodie Cammidge named sole MD of Universal’s Polydor Label Group amid series of promotions at UK company Polydor has also promoted Paddy Mclean, Jade Bradshaw, Helen Fleming, Ali Tant, Jamie Ahye, Silas Howison-Waughray and Chloe Kyei.
News Portugal-based music collab platform Musiversal raises $6m as it prepares US entry Musiversal's total funding to date stands at $10 million following the round led by Iberis Capital.
News Sony Music’s RCA Records forms JV with Bourne Creatives led by Dylan Bourne The joint venture will focus on signing and developing new artists across multiple genres.
News Shaboozey and EMPIRE form new label American Dogwood with Kevin Powers as first signing To mark the launch of American Dogwood, Shaboozey and Powers are releasing a new song called "Move On" on September 19.