News VENU inks partnership with Primary Wave to develop ‘artist-inspired’ live music experiences Deal brings Primary Wave’s iconic catalog into VENU’s expanding slate of live music initiatives.
News UMG strikes strategic alliance with Stability AI to develop ‘next-generation’ AI music-making tools UMG artists will be involved in the development process, gathering feedback on what creators need from AI-powered recording and composition tools.
News Sony Music Publishing acquires ‘significant’ stake in Finland’s Elements Music The transaction includes a long-term creative partnership that will connect Elements' roster with Sony Music Publishing's global operations.
News Universal Music settles Udio lawsuit, strikes deal for licensed AI music platform Both parties agreed to jointly develop a licensed AI music creation service set to launch in 2026.
News Warner overhauls Italian frontline label structure with launch of Warner Records Italy & Atlantic Records Italy Eleonora Rubini elevated to Label Director, Warner Records Italy; Marco Masoli upped to Label Director, Atlantic Records Italy
News DistroKid launches new platform for artists to sell merch directly to fans The new feature allows musicians to set up online stores selling merch like t-shirts, tote bags and mugs printed with album artwork.
News J. Cole sued by Cam’ron for at least $500K over ‘Ready 24’ Cam'ron says he was never paid for his lyrical and vocal contributions to 'Ready '24'
News Adobe’s new Firefly can create ‘custom, fully-licensed’ AI soundtracks for video Adobe says its AI music tool was 'trained on licensed content... and public domain content where copyright has expired'
News Drake files to appeal dismissal of UMG lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Drake has filed a Notice of Appeal to challenge the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group.
News After hitting 100m registered users, Bandsintown launches Marketplace to connect 700K artists with distribution, data, and merch tools The company recently reached 100 million users and seeks to help musicians navigate what it describes as “unpredictable algorithms."
News BTS’ RM becomes first K-pop artist to deliver keynote at APEC CEO Summit, urges investment in creative industries The APEC CEO Summit brings together business leaders and government officials from across the Asia-Pacific region
News Udio’s bid to dismiss claims of ‘illegal scraping’ from YouTube contains ‘fatal flaws,’ record labels say If Udio gets its way, there will be no controls on copyrighted content made available to the public, record labels say
News Suno, in talks to raise $100m at a $2bn valuation, just released its most advanced free AI music tool yet Suno’s rapid sequence of updates and new products highlights the growing competition among AI music-making platforms
News ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN will now accept registrations of ‘partially’ AI-generated musical works Compositions that are 'entirely created' using AI tools are not eligible for registration with any of the individual societies
News EU restarts probe into UMG’s Downtown deal, sets new deadline to make decision Competition authority sets provisional deadline of February 6, 2026 to decide on the deal
News Pythagoras Music Fund acquires catalogs of lyricist Peter Sinfield and songwriter Joe Janiak Janiak has co-produced tracks for Ellie Goulding, Britney Spears, Tove Lo and Lewis Capaldi, while Sinfield's catalog includes Celine Dion's 'Think Twice.'
News Peter Kurczaba upped to VP of Sync, Cleome Barber promoted to Director, Creative A&R at Primary Wave Peter Kurczaba promoted to VP, Creative Sync; Cleome Barber named Director, Creative A&R
News Idris Elba extends exclusive, global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group 'People might think Idris is an actor who sometimes makes music, but in reality, he’s a songwriter who sometimes acts,' said UMPG's Pete Simmons