News REPUBLIC Collective strikes joint venture with ZIZA Inc. focused on breaking South Asian artists globally The joint venture will prioritize signing and developing artists from the South Asian diaspora
News UMG launches Def Jam Recordings North Africa headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco Universal says the launch will increase access, reach, and opportunity for North African hip-hop artists on a global stage
News After licensing its AI detection tech to the music industry, Deezer now lets listeners scan their own playlists for AI-generated tracks The company says it now receives around 75,000 fully AI-generated tracks every day
News Kobalt founder Willard Ahdritz to lead funding round in India’s Madverse Music Group The platform now represents more than 200,000 independent artists and labels across more than 45 countries
News Donna Summer estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering catalog and name, image & likeness rights Summer sold more than 100 million albums worldwide
News Warner Music Group acquires Sureel AI, the attribution startup that traces how AI models use artists’ work Sureel's multi-patented technology creates "AI DNA" for every work, breaking it into component parts and tracing how AI models use those elements.
News ASCAP sues four radio groups for ‘prolonged unauthorized use of its members’ music The four groups operate a total of 15 radio stations
News Global Music Rights sues Music Choice, alleging ‘willful’ copyright infringement of 95 songs after its license expired Founded in 2013 by Irving Azoff, GMR represents just over 175 songwriters and their publishers
News Universal Music confirms €1 billion bond sale The bond sale is split into two tranches of €500 million each, UMG said on Tuesday (June 9).
News UMG and Sony urge court to reject Suno’s bid to seal the size of its AI training data, arguing the public has a right to see the scale of its copying None of those justifications 'withstand scrutiny,' the labels told the court
News Universal Music Publishing Group unveils new brand identity 'Our new brand is about celebrating the enduring power of songwriting and giving it a clear voice, a lasting home, and a stronger future,' said UMPG Chairman and CEO Jody Gerson
News Sir Lucian Grainge likens ‘responsible AI’ to the arrival of sampling as he accepts Northeastern University’s inaugural Global Entrepreneur Award The award was presented at Northeastern's seventh annual Global Leadership Summit on June 4
News Universal Music Greater China acquires Carrier Creative catalog, home to ‘golden-era’ Mandopop recordings by Little Tigers and Johnny Chiang The deal was announced on Monday (June 8) at UMGC's inaugural China Summit in Beijing.
News 220+ rights orgs worldwide urge France’s National Assembly to adopt bill that would force AI firms to prove copyrighted content wasn’t used to train their tech The Darcos bill would reverse the burden of proof in AI copyright disputes in France
News Universal Music eyes €1 billion bond sale, Bloomberg reports News follows UMG's recent rejection of a $64 billion takeover bid from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square