News Federal court blocks FTC’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule for subscription services days before rollout A US appeals court found that the FTC failed to properly conduct a preliminary regulatory analysis.
News HYBE vows to cooperate with authorities as South Korea financial regulator aims to refer Bang Si-hyuk to prosecutors (report) South Korea's securities watchdog voted to refer HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk to prosecutors.
Analysis News Oasis streams surged 320% on Spotify globally after first reunion tour concerts in Cardiff Oasis stats roll in following first first Oasis Live '25 concerts in Cardiff
News Fictional K-pop groups from Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ dominate streaming charts The film's two virtual bands collectively attracted over 25 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
News Rock and metal streaming platform ROKK reveals policy of ‘no fully AI-generated music’ on its service ROKK co-founder Alexander Landenburg said the platform draws the line when AI is used to create entire ‘artists’ or ‘bands’.
News Big Machine Label Group forms cross-genre label with former Republic Records exec Joel Klaiman The executives behind Taylor Swift's early music launched Ascend Music to develop cross-genre talent
News Korea Exchange offices reportedly raided amid HYBE IPO investigation The raid targeted the exchange’s Seoul office, where investigators reportedly secured data related to the listing review process for HYBE
News A2IM and Recording Academy welcome congressional passage of HITS Act The legislation provides tax breaks to record producers and artists
News Monica Jordan elevated to Vice President, Creative A&R, at Sony Music Publishing Latin Jordan has spent 15 years at the company
News TikTok developing a separate US app as divest-or-ban deadline nears (report) US version of TikTok app reportedly scheduled to launch in US app stores on September 5
News UMG strikes partnership with Mandopop star David Tao and his company Great Entertainment Deal coincides with the release of Tao’s eighth studio album
News Hipgnosis is back: Merck Mercuriadis launching new company with ‘hundreds of millions’ in investment secured (report) Merck Mercuriadis aims to buy back the music rights he sold to the private equity firm while building a new investment company
News UK competition watchdog threatens Ticketmaster with legal action over Oasis ticket sales The UK's Competition and Markets Authority indicated that it would continue to engage with Ticketmaster “in an effort to secure a voluntary resolution.”
News Netflix in talks with Spotify on projects like music awards, live concert series (report) The Wall Street Journal reports that the platforms are discussing potential partnerships
News US Senate rejects 10-year ban on state AI regulation in win for creative sector The ban would have prevented states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade.