Sony Music Group In The News

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How the major labels plan to cost Suno and Udio billions (and why it all rests on Michael Bublé)

The AI music companies' business model "threatens to eliminate the existing market for licensing sound recordings"

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Suno CEO accuses major labels of ‘reverting to their old lawyer-led playbook’ following lawsuit for copyright infringement

The RIAA has fired back, saying Suno "continues to dodge the question" of which recordings they "illegally copied"

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Major record companies sue AI music generators Suno, Udio for ‘mass infringement’ of copyright

Universal, Sony, Warner come together to sue AI music generators in new lawsuit

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From TikTok’s music investment team to Sony’s reported Queen catalog acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…

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Sony Music inks partnership with India’s Maddock Films to produce soundtracks, pop singles

The move comes amid remarkable growth in India's music market, and in the popularity of Indian music worldwide

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Queen catalog to be acquired by Sony Music in $1.27bn deal (report)

Sony Music Entertainment is set to acquire the catalog of legendary rock band Queen in a landmark deal worth GBP £1 billion (USD $1.27 billion at current exchange rates). That’s according to Hits, which reported on Wednesday (June 19), citing sources, that Sony Music has emerged as the winning buyer for Queen’s recording and publishing … Continued

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What would happen if Spotify started charging a ‘modest fee’ for its ad-funded tier… or shut it down entirely?

Music Business Worldwide runs the hypothetical numbers following Rob Stringer's suggestion of a modest fee on Spotify's ad tier

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From Robert Kyncl’s NMPA keynote to music publishers’ FTC complaint against Spotify… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…