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Spotify wins ‘bundling’ lawsuit, as court dismisses legal action brought by the MLC

Court grants Spotify's motion to dismiss the lawsuit

Hiroki Totoki named new CEO of Sony Group; Kenichiro Yoshida to remain as Chairman

Leadership shakeup to be effective April 1, 2025

Adam Wilkes and Alex Hill to lead AEG’s international operations, as company realigns management structure

Adam Wilkes named President and CEO of AEG Presents, Europe and Asia-Pacific; Alex Hill named President and CEO, AEG International

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UK’s House of Lords votes to strengthen copyright protections in AI, dealing blow to government’s plans

The House of Lords voted 145 to 126 in favor of amendments to a bill in a bid to strengthen copyright protections in AI development

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Various Artists expands into Australia/New Zealand; Arwen Hunt to lead division headquartered in Sydney

Industry veteran has worked as a manager, A&R, publisher, label manager, product manager and a promoter

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NetEase Cloud Music secures temporary deal to keep SM Entertainment’s catalog

Cloud Music earlier warned users that SM’s entire music catalog might be removed from the platform due to unsuccessful renewal negotiations

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Brigitte Alanis promoted to Partner at music law firm King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP

Alanis' clients include Victoria Monét, Roddy Ricch, Malibu Babie, Alex Warren, Lil Skies, and Willie Jones, among others

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BMI veteran Alison Smith to retire after 40-year career at the company

Shouvik Das to Lead Distribution, Publisher Relations & Administration Services Department

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We talked with Anthropic’s Claude about The Beatles. Those copyright ‘guardrails’ seem to be working… pretty much.

Anthropic's Claude can still be tempted into referencing Beatles lyrics – but chatbot refuses to print them verbatim

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Katie Welle promoted to President, Head of US A&R at Sony Music Publishing

Based in Los Angeles, Welle will report to Sony Music Publishing Chairman/CEO Jon Platt

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Sir Lucian Grainge issues update on UMG’s L.A. wildfire relief efforts: ‘The road to recovery will be very long. We will be there every step of the way.’

UMG's CEO has pledged support for those impacted by the wildfires in Southern California

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Jamie Kinelski appointed SVP of A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group

Jamie Kinelski previously served as Senior Vice President & Head of West Coast Creative at Kobalt since 2022

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Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 – a full $1bn more than in 2023

Streaming company has paid out nearly $60bn to music rightsholders since Spotify was founded in 2008.

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Playboi Carti sued by Eric Mercer Jr. aka Blakk Soul for alleged copyright infringement and breach of contract over ‘Kelly K’

Eric Mercer Jr. says he had a contract giving him 5% ownership of Kelly K, but never saw a cent from the song's commercialization

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Travis Scott named top artist-songwriter in Q3 2024; Mike Dean claims title of top non-performing songwriter on NMPA’s Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications)

The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has revealed the top songwriters in the US for the third quarter of 2024

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Bruno Mars breaks own record, hitting 150M monthly Spotify listeners

Bruno Mars continues to shatter records, this time becoming the first artist to reach 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The feat, announced Monday (January 27), comes just over two months after Mars surpassed The Weeknd‘s previous record of 120.7 million monthly listeners. With the latest listener count, Mars’ listeners now account for a little … Continued

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In the wake of new Spotify deal, Universal Music Group adds $3.4 billion to its market cap; Warner Music Group shares up 4.7% as investors await similar agreement with streamer

Universal and Warner jointly pile on around $4 billion in market cap value following landmark announcement

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I Love L.A… and I’m angry at those who mocked us in our darkest moment.

Lucas Keller, founder of Milk & Honey, on the Los Angeles wildfires – and his fury at America's Most Heartless