News Elon Musk’s X seizes on Supreme Court’s landmark Cox ruling in bid to derail music publishers’ copyright case X Corp has told a Nashville federal court that last week's ruling renders the publishers' surviving claims defunct.
News RIAA, NMPA, and more file amicus brief backing UMG, Concord and ABKCO in original Anthropic case, arguing AI firm’s unlicensed copying is ‘inexcusable’ Brief urges court to reject Anthropic's fair use defense in case brought by UMPG, Concord Music Group, and ABKCO
News Salt-N-Pepa file appeal brief urging court to revive master recordings case against UMG The latest filing follows the court's dismissal of the duo's lawsuit in January 2026
News CTM Outlander acquires masters catalog of US singer-songwriter Matt Simons Led by CEO André de Raaff, CTM Outlander is a JV between Netherlands-based CTM and US-based Outlander Capital
News Warner Music Group to acquire Revelator; says indie music platform will add ‘firepower’ to WMG’s global operations WMG has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire independent music platform Revelator
News Universal Music Group kicks off €500 million share buyback program The program is capped at 50 million shares and is expected to wrap up by October 1, 2026.
News Dynamite Songs hires Claudia Namukasa as Catalogue Manager and Charlotte Hancock as Rights Acquisition Manager New appointments will support the growth and management of Dynamite’s portfolio of music rights, as the business continues to expand
News Shane Knotts promoted to SVP, Global Royalties at Sony Music Publishing Knotts joined SMP in 1994 as a Royalty Manager and has spent his entire career at the company.
News TikTok to let US creators sell personalized videos in-app through its new Cameo partnership The integration allows TikTok creators to sign up for Cameo without leaving the platform and add customized call-to-action buttons to their TikTok content.
News HYBE India launches search for girl group, with auditions extending to London, New York, Singapore, Toronto and Sydney Auditions will be held both online and across 10 Indian cities, as well as at locations in London, New York, Singapore, Toronto and Sydney.
News Kevin Mayer, former TikTok CEO and Disney veteran, joins HYBE board of directors Los Angeles-based Mayer was installed as a non-executive director of HYBE
News Universal Music bolsters Latin America leadership with three strategic appointments Alfredo Delgadillo has been promoted to CEO & President of Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE)
News Sony Music and University of Southern California settle copyright lawsuit over music used in social media posts USC's athletics social media accounts allegedly featured 170 Sony-owned songs without permission.
News Live events giant CTS Eventim generated $3.48B in revenue last year, up 9.6% YoY — but shares fall on cautious 2026 outlook Germany-headquartered company reported its Q4 and FY annual results on Thursday (March 26)
News Epidemic Sound rival Artlist now lets its users generate 3-minute AI tracks using Google’s Lyria 3 Pro music model The integration expands Artlist's AI Toolkit, allowing it to offer AI video, image, voiceover, and now music generation into a single platform.