Analysis Sony Group’s blueprint for AI music detection tech is promising. Here’s what it’s working on… MBW reacts to three research papers detailed by Sony AI.
News DOJ fires back at Live Nation’s ‘desperate’ bid to delay antitrust trial, says motion is legally barred The DOJ filed the opposition brief on Tuesday (February 24)
News Google acquires AI music platform – and Suno challenger – ProducerAI Google has acquired ProducerAI, the AI music creation platform formerly known as Riffusion, bringing the startup and its team into Google Labs.
News Donald Trump and Isaac Hayes estate reach settlement in copyright case over use of ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ The lawsuit was originally filed in August 2024.
News Artist representatives launch ‘Say No To Suno’ campaign: ‘AI slop dilutes the royalty pools of legitimate artists from whose music this slop is derived.’ Open letter slams AI music generator
Analysis News Live Nation files to pause antitrust case for appeal, days after pulling public post calling for DOJ to ‘move on’ and settle Live Nation Entertainment asks judge to pause the DOJ antitrust case while two legal questions are reviewed by an appeals court.
News Salt-N-Pepa file notice of appeal over UMG lawsuit dismissal, with ‘Blurred Lines’ lawyer as counsel Lawsuit against UMG over the copyrights to their master recordings was dismissed in January
News Atlantic Music Group strikes joint venture with indie label Today Is Vintage Indie label was founded by Swedish music executive, artist, and entrepreneur, Rebin Shah
News Suno hires ex-Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota as Chief Commercial Officer Sirota will report directly to CEO Mikey Shulman.
News Virgin Music Group completes Downtown acquisition; Pieter van Rijn named COO as Downtown founder Justin Kalifowitz steps away Pieter van Rijn appointed Chief Operating Officer of VMG
Interviews Meet Jake Basden, CEO of HYBE AMERICA Nashville’s Blue Highway Records: ‘I bring a manager’s mentality to the position.’ MBW caught up with Basden for an exclusive interview...
News Google just launched Lyria 3 – its ‘most advanced’ AI music generator yet – in the Gemini app Lyria 3 lets Gemini users create 30-second tracks from text prompts or images
News Concord opens new Los Angeles office on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills 'This new office signals the future of Concord,' said CEO Bob Valentine
News Universal Music strikes deal with superfan platform EVEN to power D2C sales for artists worldwide The deal arrives just weeks after UMG acquired a minority stake in superfan platform Stationhead.
News Rebecca Dixon promoted to Global Head of Marketing & Strategy at Various Artists amid raft of senior appointments at firm’s UK HQ George Shepherd has also been promoted to Associate Director