News The Gap Band heirs drop lawsuit against BMG over ‘Uptown Funk’ royalties The case was dismissed "without prejudice" in Manhattan Federal court on April 18
News Reservoir forms JV with American Idol producer, 19 Entertainment to sign publishing deals with contestants Companies to sign publishing deals with contestants featured on the longstanding series
News Tricia Arnold promoted to EVP, Global Artist/Label Services and Sales at The Orchard Exec has served as The Orchard’s SVP, Global Label Management and Sales since 2019
Analysis Bill Ackman thinks there’s a lot of growth ahead for Universal Music Group. These analysts agree. Ahead of Universal's Q1 results tomorrow, a number of Wall Street watchers are reiterating their faith in music's biggest company
Analysis News Spotify confirms it’s working with labels to quell copyright threat from AI music Spotify is taking concerns about the impact of AI-generated music on entertainment rightsholders seriously, says Daniel Ek
Analysis Deezer is ‘supportive’ of helping labels battle deluge of AI music… while also making its own AI music for its ‘Zen by Deezer’ app Jeronimo Folgueira, CEO of France-based Deezer, discusses the music industry's biggest hot topic on call with analysts
News 50% of vinyl buyers in the US don’t own a record player, data shows Luminate survey reveals surprising stat about what happens to format after it's purchased in world's biggest music market
News Apple wins antitrust court battle against Fortnite maker Epic Games over app store policies The US Court of Appeals sided with Apple in the case
News Italy’s competition watchdog orders Meta to resume negotiations with collecting society SIAE Italy’s competition watchdog has taken interim measures against Facebook Meta over a dispute with songwriter licensing body SIAE
News UK-listed Round Hill Music Royalty Fund posts 32% YOY revenue jump to $32.4m in 2022 Fund has invested in over 120,000 songs across 51 catalogs
News Warner Music UK Announces Joint Venture with Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings The first release under the new partnership will be Yussef Dayes’ debut album Black Classical Music
News Primary Wave makes strategic investment in India’s Times Music in deal worth $100m Partnership will see Primary Wave and Times Music invest in catalog opportunities in the Indian market
News Blackstone-owned production music house Audio Network buys Latin Music company Voodoo Tracks Deal marks company's first-ever acquisition of a music catalog
Analysis News All three major music publishers gained market share in 2021 (report) Sony Music Publishing remained the market leader with a 24.9% share
News Warner Music Singapore inks global distribution deal with Cross Ratio Entertainment Companies to work closely on new releases, catalogs, brand partnerships and more
News Spotify added 5m Premium subscribers in Q1, taking its total global paying subs audience to 210m Spotify's Monthly Active Users reached 515m at the end of Q1 2023
Analysis News Utopia is asking its shareholders to help it raise over $90m, as it forecasts profitability by June 2024 Company launches new share options program to help its fund its near-term plans
News Peermusic sues Sony Music Publishing for cut of Lizzo’s About Damn Time Peermusic and Malcolm McLaren's estate claim they are owed an 8% cut of royalties due for a sample used in the hit track