Warner Music Group In The News

Ronald Isley and Rudolph Isley’s estate end court fight over The Isley Brothers trademark

The dismissal with prejudice bars Rudolph Isley's estate from bringing the same claims again.

Suno launches Studio 2.0 with MIDI support, an AI chat bar… and no download limit

Suno claims that "Grammy-winning artists" have used Suno Studio in the past to "make chart-topping hits"

Suno inks global licensing deal with BMG, ahead of launching new music model

BMG is the first significant rightsholder to ink a licensing deal with Suno since Warner Music Group announced an alliance with the AI company nine months ago.

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‘The real debate isn’t AI versus artists – it’s whether innovation and rightsholder participation can coexist.’

Hook founder and CEO Gaurav Sharma explains why fan-made creations and remixes on social media are becoming the music industry’s next major consumption category…

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Jon Glass appointed General Counsel at Merlin

Glass will lead its Business & Legal Affairs function and take on responsibility for its Partnerships team.

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Suno brings its voice clone tool to iOS and Android, opens a limited version to free users

Voices lets a user record or upload audio of themselves singing, which Suno then uses to generate new songs in that person's voice.

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Veeps lays off staff at BrooklynVegan, Revolver and other music publications (report)

Veeps is the ticketed livestream service in which Live Nation owns a majority stake.

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Judge tosses shoe retailer DSW’s preemptive copyright suit against Sony Music

A federal judge dismissed the part of DSW's declaratory judgment lawsuit that targeted Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing.