News Bakar hit ‘Hell N Back’ subject of lawsuit alleging it infringed a sample – and that a company is claiming ‘false’ ownership of the original work TufAmerica claims that one of the defendants has been falsely claiming ownership of the composition
News Indie music platform Intercept secures $50m in financing for catalog acquisitions Company says it already has several potential acquisitions 'under review'
News Andrew Spencer named Chief Operating Officer of AEG Presents Europe Exec joins AEG Europe from Australian concert promoter Frontier Touring
News Warner Music Group launches WMG Pulse app for artists and songwriters to track streams, earnings, and fan engagement Platform in beta with 100+ artists and songwriters
News Early Spotify investor TCV offloads nearly $190m worth of shares TCV is part of a consortium that plans to acquire the remaining shares of digital music company Believe from public shareholders
News Samsung’s Harman expands audio empire with $350M Masimo deal The deal will see Harman acquiring several audio brands including Bowers & Wilkins, Denon and Marantz
News SM Entertainment revenues up 5% to $166m in Q1 2025 on music, concert growth The South Korean entertainment giant attributed its revenue growth to increased music and concert turnover
News Daniel Ek has now cashed out $800m+ in Spotify stock, with his latest transaction banking $28.8m Ek offloaded 50,000 shares on Wednesday at $576.94 per share, according to an SEC filing
News Jimmy Page sued for alleged copyright infringement over ‘Dazed and Confused’ Singer-songwriter Jake Holmes says Page violated an agreement that recognized Holmes as the creator of the original version of 'Dazed and Confused'
News Create Music Group acquires again, swooping for indie electronic label Monstercat Create plans to invest additional $50m over the next two years in artist development, artist advances, and platform support across Monstercat’s roster
News Sara Nix and Joe Mortimer named Co-Heads of Creative at Capitol Music Group Nix joins Capitol after six years as Executive Producer at Partizan, while Mortimer previously served as Creative Director at Astralwerks
News YouTube is testing a Spotify Duo-like subscription tier in India, France, Taiwan and Hong Kong (report) The video giant is reportedly testing a new “two-person” subscription tier targeting couples, roommates, or any two individuals in a household
News Trump signals willingness to extend TikTok ban deadline again US President signals ban extension during NBC interview
News Apple approves Spotify’s app update in the US after Epic Games court ruling The development follows a court ruling that found Apple violated a 2021 injunction that banned it from imposing anticompetitive pricing
News Merlin joins Music Fights Fraud Alliance to tackle streaming fraud Shortly before joining the alliance, Merlin appointed Sarah McNabb as its first Director of Content Integrity