News Jorja Smith’s label FAMM seeks share of royalties from viral track ‘I Run’ amid AI allegations, calls for industry ‘guardrails’ to protect artists Label claims the track was created using AI trained on the British singer's music
Analysis News US fashion retailer PacSun sued by WMG for alleged infringement of 290+ works in TikTok and Instagram posts Complaint accuses PacSun of using tracks by artists including Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Lizzo without permission
News AI remix startup Hook claims Suno’s ‘Create Hook’ feature ‘mirrors’ its ‘identity and functionality’ Startup said in a blog post that it is 'evaluating Suno's usage of our trademarked language and considering all appropriate responses'
News Xposure Music secures $42.5m in fresh capital for indie catalog acquisitions Company has struck deals with 100 artists over the past 18 months
News From WMG’s Suno deal to Spotify’s reported US price hike plans… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place
Interviews ‘The industry often prioritizes quick results, but true development takes patience.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets 1916 Enterprises Partner Ruchir Mohan, and Yung Lan a producer, songwriter and founder of Milan Publishing/Production Group
Analysis Has Suno just become a very different kind of superfan app? The addition of Songkick may hint at Suno's future at the cross-section of superfan activity
News Warner Music Group strikes ‘landmark’ deal with Suno; settles copyright lawsuit against AI music generator The deal also settles previous litigation between the companies; Firms will collaborate 'on next-generation licensed AI music'
News Anne-Marie Pearce appointed Chief Financial Officer of the UK’s PPL Pearce joins PPL from Publicis Groupe, where she served as UK Country CFO
News Reservoir launches catalog-buying joint venture with Jamaica’s Skatta Burrell and publisher Abood Music They also plan to sign and develop Jamaican artists and songwriters
News Pacific Music Group, a new Hong Kong-based entertainment company, launched by NE-YO, Sonu Nigam, MC Jin, and former WMG exec Jonathan Serbin Company to focus on breaking international artists in Asia, and artists from Asia globally
Interviews Spinefarm’s Jonas Nachsin on 30 years in rock & metal and working with acts from Slipknot to Sleep Token MBW's World Leaders series meets Jonas Nachsin, General Manager (Worldwide) of Spinefarm Music Group.
News UMG receives Statement of Objections from EU regulator over $775m Downtown deal Statement of Objections issued by the EC represents a formal escalation in the investigation into the transaction
News Austin Daboh OBE, EVP of Warner’s Atlantic Records UK, exits Daboh was hired by Atlantic in the EVP position in June 2020
News UK’s Dune hires Chief Operating Officer and Head of Artist Services amid $2.6m Series A round Thom Brunner Named Chief Operating Officer and Max Crowther Appointed Head of Artist Services