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Garth Brooks seeking up to $2bn for his music catalog (report)

The WSJ reports that the artist believes the value of his music rights could fall 'anywhere from the high $1 billion range to more than $2 billion.'

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Apple Music code spotted in Android app beta hints at new subscription tiers with Spotify-style skip limits (report)

The code strings were discovered in the beta version of the Apple Music app for Android by tech analyst Aaron Perris.

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Navigating the AI music deluge: a call for responsible streaming practices

Jorge Brea is CEO of Symphonic, one of the industry’s most successful independent distribution platforms, says the global music business must come together to enforce standardized policies around AI music…

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Jay Moore appointed Chief Investment Officer at Too Lost

Moore will lead the indie distribution and services platform's investment strategy

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YouTube will now automatically detect and label AI videos – even when creators don’t disclose it

The platform said it is rolling out "new internal signals" to identify AI-generated content, starting in May 2026.

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Larry Jackson’s Gamma files lawsuit to unmask creators of smear websites

The 12-page complaint, filed on Tuesday (May 26) and reviewed by MBW, brings three causes of action: defamation, trade libel, and unfair competition under New York common law

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HYBE’s Weverse appoints Zooil Yang as President as superfan platform enters ‘next phase of growth’

Yang most recently served as CEO of AXZ, the Kakao-spun-off company that operates South Korea's Daum portal.

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Spotify and major music DSPs on alert as Canada triples streaming tax to 15%

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission tripled the levy on Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video to 15%.