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This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.

Downtown Music boss speaks out on UMG deal: ‘The debate must be honest. It must be about facts, not agendas.’

UMG’s Virgin Music Group revealed in December that it had agreed to buy Downtown LLC in a $775m deal, which is currently under Phase II investigation by the European Commission.

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Triller receives Nasdaq delinquency notice – then an extension – after missing financial filing deadlines

The TikTok rival has until October 13 to file its annual report for 2024 and its quarterly reports for the periods ending March 31 and June 30.

Interviews

‘We’re building the market-making infrastructure for the music business’

SourceAudio co-founder, Andrew Harding, talks sync, AI licensing, and the future of the business

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From Live Nation’s record Q2 concerts revenue to Kobalt’s new AI deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

The biggest headlines from the past seven days... all in one place

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Exclusive: Kobalt’s AI deal with Suno rival ElevenLabs guarantees publishing ‘parity’ with recorded music

MBW has confirmed details of this potentially precedent-setting deal, which could reshape the music industry's approach to generative AI licensing.

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Eleven Music, new AI rival to Suno, launches with Kobalt, Merlin deals – and warnings for users who want to infringe copyrights

A list of 'prohibited inputs' spells out ElevenLabs' determination to not allow users to infringe copyright

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Major labels and Merlin back interactive music TV channel ROXi’s debut on US broadcast TV

The service delivers 100 million licensed tracks from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and Merlin to 31 US markets.