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Udio, still battling copyright lawsuit from music majors, launches AI ‘visual editing workstation’

'Sessions' allows users to manipulate song structures by moving, extending or replacing sections within tracks.

Beyoncé sets $60m revenue record at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with six-night run on Cowboy Carter Tour

The London run drew 275,000 fans

Brian Wilson: The Beach Boys icon dies aged 82

News confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday, June 11

Meta sued for alleged ‘rampant infringement’ of Eminem songs on Facebook, Instagram

Eight Mile Style alleges that Meta doesn't have a license to including Eminem songs in its social media music libraries

The importance of rejection – and being told ‘that’s impossible’: 5 things we learned from Elliot Grainge’s commencement speech

Atlantic Music Group boss gave commencement speech for graduates at Northeastern University over the weekend

‘If we don’t step up now, the platforms we depend on will become even more toxic.’

The following MBW op/ed comes from Deviate Digital founder Sammy Andrews

Warner Music sues retail giant DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse over infringement of 200+ works in TikTok and Instagram posts

Lawsuit comes after suing Cookie company Crumbl

From Warner’s Crumbl copyright lawsuit to the EU’s Downtown deal probe… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…