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	<title>Music Business Worldwide</title>
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	<description>News, jobs and analysis for the global music industry</description>
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		<title>From Bolloré urging UMG to reject Ackman&#8217;s $64B bid to Gamma&#8217;s lawsuit to unmask the creators of two smear sites… it&#8217;s MBW&#8217;s weekly round-up</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-bollore-urging-umg-to-reject-ackmans-64b-bid-to-gammas-lawsuit-to-unmask-the-creators-of-two-smear-sites-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rafaela Fornitani]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[MBW's Weekly Round-Up]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The biggest headlines from the past few days...
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		<title>Downtown Music Publishing strikes deal to represent Biz Markie catalog and name, image &#038; likeness rights</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/downtown-music-publishing-strikes-deal-to-represent-biz-markie-catalog-and-name-image-likeness-rights/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rafaela Fornitani]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Downtown Music Publishing]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deal covers publishing administration and sync licensing, alongside representation of the late artist's NIL rights.
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		<title>Reservoir deployed $120m on acquisitions and advances in latest fiscal year, as its annual revenues grew 11% YoY to $175.7m</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-deployed-120m-on-acquisitions-and-advances-in-latest-fiscal-year-as-its-annual-revenues-grew-11-yoy-to-175-7m/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Stassen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reservoir]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Reservoir Media has published its fiscal Q4 (calendar Q1) and full-year financial results for its fiscal 2026, ended March 31, 2026.
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		<title>Sir Lucian Grainge on AI, Spotify, and why he&#8217;s not in the &#8216;functional music&#8217; industry</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sir-lucian-grainge-on-ai-spotify-and-why-hes-not-in-the-functional-music-industry/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Stassen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBW Reacts]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three things you might have missed from Grainge's fireside chat at the GREATER Together LA summit last week
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		<title>Jay Moore appointed Chief Investment Officer at Too Lost</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jay-moore-appointed-chief-investment-officer-at-too-lost/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Stassen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Too Lost]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Moore will lead the indie distribution and services platform's investment strategy
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		<title>Vermont caps ticket resale prices at 110% of face value in law backed by Noah Kahan</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/vermont-caps-ticket-resale-prices-at-110-of-face-value-in-law-backed-by-noah-kahan/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandy Dalugdug]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 13:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Noah Kahan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SeatGeek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stubhub]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ticket resale]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The law also bans speculative ticket sales, where a reseller lists tickets they do not yet own.
<p><a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/vermont-caps-ticket-resale-prices-at-110-of-face-value-in-law-backed-by-noah-kahan/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;The future of the industry belongs to executives who can bridge the creative, commercial, and technological divides.&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-future-of-the-industry-belongs-to-executives-who-can-bridge-the-creative-commercial-and-technological-divides/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Murray Stassen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[EMIC founder Daniel Findikian talks music industry education, emerging markets, and more
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		<title>Taylor Swift moves to dismiss &#8216;Showgirl&#8217; trademark lawsuit, calling it a bid to &#8216;generate publicity&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/taylor-swift-moves-to-dismiss-showgirl-trademark-lawsuit-calling-it-a-bid-to-generate-publicity/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandy Dalugdug]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TAS Rights Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Swift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Life of a Showgirl]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The artist's legal team argued that the complaint should be thrown out for failing to state a viable claim.
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		<title>Grupo Frontera launch indie label BorderTown Records in partnership with The Orchard</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/grupo-frontera-launch-indie-label-bordertown-records-in-partnership-with-the-orchard/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rafaela Fornitani]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Texas-formed regional Mexican band's viral 2022 norteño cover of Morat’s No Se Va propelled the group to mainstream prominence.
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		<title>George Clinton must face late bandmate&#8217;s estate copyright suit, appeals court rules</title>
		<link>https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/george-clinton-must-face-late-bandmates-estate-copyright-suit-appeals-court-rules/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mandy Dalugdug]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernie Worrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parliament-Funkadelic]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A district court judge in Michigan had previously thrown out the lawsuit after determining that the statute of limitations had long expired.
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