News – Music Business Worldwide

Tuboleta owner BeatHub buys out Chile’s BeLive to take 100% of Bogotá’s Movistar Arena

Mandy Dalugdug — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:34:24 +0000

BeLive Entertainment retains 100% control of Colombiana de Escenarios, which runs the venue under a concession.

American Music Tourism Act heads to Trump’s desk after House vote

Mandy Dalugdug — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:33:17 +0000

The bill would add music to the tourism-promotion duties the Commerce Department already carries under the Visit America Act.

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Erica Campbell’s label sues distributor SRG/ILS Group, claiming it never sent a single royalty statement

Mandy Dalugdug — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:30:27 +0000

My Block Records is seeking damages in excess of USD $1 million, plus interest and legal fees, and has demanded a jury trial.

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HYBE’s CEO and Musicow’s Chair named vice chairs of the Korea Venture Business Association

Mandy Dalugdug — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:30:10 +0000

KOVA said it expects HYBE's arrival as a vice chair company to widen the connections between the content industry and Korea's venture ecosystem.

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T.J. Martell Foundation raises more than $3.2M at gala honoring Red Light Management’s Coran Capshaw – with Dave Matthews, Chris Stapleton, and Trey Anastasio performing

Rafaela Fornitani — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:57:05 +0000

The sold-out gala honored Red Light Management founder Coran Capshaw with its Lifetime Music Industry Award.

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Carianne Marshall to exit Warner Chappell Music

Tim Ingham — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:24:34 +0000

A WMG media release said Marshall's exit comes as the company "streamlines its leadership structure."

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From Universal suing DistroKid (for the first time) to UMG and Sony suing Suno (again)… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

Rafaela Fornitani — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:18:10 +0000

The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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Universal and Sony sue Suno for a second time, claiming platform’s v6 models are ‘the fruit of the same poisoned tree’

Tim Ingham — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:12:42 +0000

US copyright law sets damages for willful infringement at up to USD $150,000 per work. At that ceiling, the 60,202 recordings would carry a theoretical maximum of just over $9 billion.

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SoundExchange strikes reciprocal agreement with the UAE’s MusicNation, opening neighboring rights royalty flows in both markets

Mandy Dalugdug — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:21:31 +0000

SoundExchange-affiliated artists will collect royalties for broadcasts in the UAE, while Emirati creators will receive payouts for US airplay.

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Symphonic adds MassiveMusic audio delivery to its TransferTrack migration tech, removing what it calls one of the last manual steps for labels switching distributors

Mandy Dalugdug — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:21:08 +0000

The deal allows Symphonic to pull audio files and metadata out of MassiveMusic's catalog infrastructure when a label transfers its releases.

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