News MF Doom estate and Temu reach settlement in lawsuit over alleged knock-off merch The plaintiff, Gas Drawls, LLC, owns the rights to MF Doom's music and intellectual property
News Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition among 31 groups warning against ‘misuse’ of artist and songwriter rights in AI deals Orgs representing artists, songwriters and music managers issue open letter over AI deals
News Elon Musk’s X moves to dismiss music publishers’ $250M+ copyright lawsuit, arguing Supreme Court’s Cox ruling ‘forecloses’ the case The motion is the latest development in a copyright battle that dates back to June 2023
News NO FAKES: Senate panel backs bill that could cost platforms $750k per AI deepfake The US Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the NO FAKES Act
News Spotify opens direct uploads for music videos and live performances in beta The move steps up Spotify's challenge to YouTube, which dominates music video streaming globally.
News BMG/Concord merger approved by competition authorities in United States and Germany (report) Deal cleared in US, Reuters reports, after official approval in Germany
News Copyright lawsuit against Meta over Eminem songs to proceed on direct infringement claim – with up to $109M at stake A federal judge has narrowed the copyright lawsuit that Eight Mile Style filed against Meta Platforms
News Months after its AI virtual singer Wu AI-Hua went viral, Warner Music China doubles down on digital artists via strategic deal with Dream Maker Dream Maker says it has developed more than 3,000 virtual singers
News The music industry is closing in on a billion global subscribers – with Spotify out in front MIDiA Research estimates that the global subscriber count grew 10.1% YoY in 2025
News Superfan platform EVEN partners with Cinq Music to bring D2C tools to indie company’s global artist roster The Cinq deal follows a run of distributor and label partnerships for EVEN over the past year.
News Scooter Braun and Guy Oseary among backers of Swsh, which has raised $4M to turn fan-captured live content into data The funding will support swsh's expansion across music, sports, and brand experiential marketing.
News Tech startup Artist Included launches with plan to re-record classic songs using AI. First up: Karma Chameleon with Boy George Artist Included was founded by entrepreneur Paul "PK" Kemsley and entertainment attorney and film producer Jeremy Rosen.
News Sir Lucian Grainge highlights global opportunity for Japanese artists ahead of Music Awards in Tokyo, where UMG artists Fujii Kaze and Mrs. GREEN APPLE win top prizes Grainge delivered remarks at an official gala for Music Awards Japan, according to UMG.
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