RIAA In The News

Lauryn Hill sued for alleged fraud, breach of contract by The Fugees’ Pras Michél over cancelled tour; slams lawsuit as ‘baseless’ and ‘full of false claims’

Hill issued a detailed statement, describing the lawsuit as 'baseless' and 'full of false claims and unwarranted attacks'

Kesha launches her own label, Kesha Records, in partnership with Warner’s ADA

Kesha’s first distribution deal will give her full creative control and ownership of her work

SoundExchange to launch registry for rightsholders to declare whether or not they want their recordings used by developers to train AI models

Registry to launch in Q1 2025 and will use SoundExchange’s ISRC database

Tempo Music sues Miley Cyrus (and half the music industry) for allegedly copying Bruno Mars’ ‘When I Was Your Man’ on megahit ‘Flowers’

Numerous music streaming services, along with Live Nation and Disney, are named as defendants in the copyright infringement suit

PARTYNEXTDOOR named top artist-songwriter in Q2 2024 on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications). Mustard named as top non-performing songwriter

Meanwhile, Mustard was named the top non-performing songwriter for the second quarter of 2024

From the Oasis ‘dynamic pricing’ controversy to Spotify’s Eminem lawsuit victory… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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

Another injection of optimism for music rights: Warner gets BBB long-term credit rating from Fitch

Warner Music Group has been assigned a first-time Long-Term 'Issuer Default Rating' (IDR) of 'BBB'

From the RIAA’s H1 US recorded music market stats to UMG’s stock upgrade… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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