News Universal Music expands iconic Blue Note and Deutsche Grammophon jazz and classical labels into China Labels launch in China as part of strategic expansion
News Did Anthropic’s own AI generate a ‘hallucination’ in legal defense against song lyrics copyright case? Anthropic ordered to respond to claims that a data scientist it employed relied on a fictitious academic article
News Spotify expands AI DJ feature with voice-based music requests for Premium users Premium subscribers will be able to verbally customize their listening sessions
News Universal partners with Apple Music to launch Sound Therapy wellness music collection Sound Therapy divides its offerings into three categories targeting focus, relaxation, and sleep
News Candice Watkins named President of Capitol Records Nashville and EVP of Capitol Christian Music Group Capitol Music Group is reorganizing its Nashville divisions by bringing its country and Christian music operations under a unified banner
News Sacem’s payouts to composers and publishers rose 12% to nearly $1.5bn in 2024 Sacem’s international revenues jumped 15% YoY, while domestic collections inched up 2% YoY
News UK government faces second House of Lords defeat over AI copyright rules The latest vote came shortly after more than 400 artists, creative industries workers and executives called on the UK to mandate transparency in AI training
News SoundCloud addresses AI clause in terms of service, says it ‘has never used artist content to train AI models’ Fairly Trained founder Ed Newton-Rex spotted the update, which went largely unnoticed since it was rolled out in February 2024
News Concord acquires Broadway Licensing Global, expanding theater footprint The deal folds BLG’s imprints — Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stage Rights — into Concord Theatricals
News Range Music launches composer division, with industry veteran Jeff Jernigan named as first hire Jeff Jernigan’s client roster includes composers Steven Price, Tom Howe, and Raffertie, among others
News Alex Stolls elevated to Partner at music and entertainment law firm Boyarski Fritz Alex Stolls represents clients including Will Smith, Lil Kim, BLACKPINK’s JISOO, and the estate of Earth Wind & Fire’s Maurice White
News Suno upgrades AI music generator with enhanced vocal capabilities, extended track length The v4.5 update allows users to create mashups combining different genre styles, and extends maximum song lengths to 8 minutes from 4 minutes
News Early Spotify investor TCV offloads nearly $190m worth of shares TCV is part of a consortium that plans to acquire the remaining shares of digital music company Believe from public shareholders
News Samsung’s Harman expands audio empire with $350M Masimo deal The deal will see Harman acquiring several audio brands including Bowers & Wilkins, Denon and Marantz
News SM Entertainment revenues up 5% to $166m in Q1 2025 on music, concert growth The South Korean entertainment giant attributed its revenue growth to increased music and concert turnover