BMG In The News

BMG acquires Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale’s publishing and recorded rights

BMG has published Stockdale globally since 2016, and the acquisition adds his recorded music royalties and neighboring rights to that relationship.

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From Universal Music’s $3.83B quarter to Suno’s German court defeat… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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IFPI rolls out labels’ AI chart-eligibility rules across its global network of official music charts

IFPI has applied the framework to the charts it directly manages

Analysis

‘True independents will become rarer and more valuable going into the next decade.’

The following MBW op/ed comes from Samantha Moore, President of Rostrum Pacific-owned distributor SpaceHeater.

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Majors, Believe, BMG, Concord, HYBE and more propose chart eligibility rules for AI music

Framework would 'establish a clear boundary between human-led creativity and works that are purely synthetic or generated by unauthorized AI models'

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Spencer LeBoff appointed Head of Revenue at Matt Spetzler’s Pipeline

His appointment coincides with Pipeline's expansion into music publishing financing

Interviews

Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood: ‘Respect your fans above everything else.’

As heavy metal giants Iron Maiden mark their 50th anniversary with a global stadium tour, long-time manager Rod Smallwood OBE tells MBW in this exclusive interview about the honesty that sustains a decades-long artist partnership, his war on ticket touts, and what the industry gets wrong about superfans…

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Music publishers file amended lyrics lawsuit against Anthropic – just as AI firm’s separate $1.5B settlement with authors wins court approval

The latest filing draws heavily on Anthropic's internal records, obtained through discovery, to support claims the publishers first brought in October 2023.