Music Business News

Iconoclast partners with Vermillio to monitor use of Tony Bennett’s name, image, voice and likeness on gen-AI systems

The collaboration will use Vermillio's TraceID technology to scan the internet and AI models for unlicensed uses of Bennett's likeness.

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Live Nation to issue $1.3bn in convertible bonds for debt refinancing

The company plans to use the capital to repay or refinance existing debt and fund new venues

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Warner Chappell inks global publishing deal with indie label Rico o Muerto, co-founded by regional Mexican superstar Oscar Maydon

Label was co-founded by Oscar Maydon and manager and songwriter Alexis 'Chachito' Fierro

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OpenAI’s Sora promises ‘unprecedented realism’ in AI-generated videos – talent giant WME just opted out its entire roster

OpenAI notified talent agencies and studios that their copyrighted characters will be used by Sora unless the rights holders explicitly opt out

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Music superfans drive spending beyond concerts, merch and streaming, Vevo study reveals

The annual Vevo Media Tracker found that 66% of fans would consider buying from brands advertising around music videos.

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Tuned Global acquires London-based AI audio search firm Figaro.ai

Figaro’s technology makes music catalogs more searchable through automated tagging and content detection.

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BMG and Spotify ink new US direct publishing licensing deal

Companies said that the deal is "designed to deliver greater value to songwriters and their teams".

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Isabel Garvey to exit as Chief Operating Officer of Warner Music UK

Garvey joined Warner as COO in 2023 and was previously MD of London's legendary Abbey Road Studios

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Samantha Saturn exits role as Chief Marketing Officer at SESAC Music Group

Saturn says she's about to start "a new chapter" in the music industry, but hasn't offered details

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Richard Stumpf’s Hawkeye Music teams up with Tesseract with $50m in capital to acquire music rights

The partnership brings together Stumpf’s expertise in catalog acquisitions with Tesseract’s expertise in the merchandise licensing business

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Michael Kümmerle, TikTok’s Global Head of Music Partnership Development, exits

Widely-respected exec joined TikTok in 2021 as Head of Music Operations, DECEE

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Mark Ronson’s Zelig Music forms publishing joint venture with PULSE Music Group

Swedish artist-producer Thea Gustafsson, known professionally as Becky and the Birds, is their first signing.

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HYBE takes wraps off US-based services arm with a global focus… and it’s working with independent artists and labels

To lead HLS, Los Angeles-based Ryan Hyeong Woo Noh has been promoted to Chief Business Officer (CBO) of HYBE AMERICA

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Anthropic must face music publishers’ copyright claims after Judge denies dismissal motion

A US district judge ruled that UMG, Concord Music and ABKCO can press forward with claims that Anthropic bears responsibility when Claude users generate copyrighted lyrics.

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Spotify brings music recommendations to ChatGPT via new integration

Spotify Free and Premium users can now link their accounts to ChatGPT and receive personalized music and podcast recommendations directly within their ChatGPT conversations via a new integration.