News Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on July 29
News Sony Music has targeted 135,000+ deepfakes of its artists’ music for removal from streaming platforms The target artists include Beyoncé, Queen and Harry Styles, the BBC reported, citing Dennis Kooker, president of Sony's global digital business.
News Recorded music revenues in Italy grew +10.7% YoY last year; paid streaming revenues in the market jumped 14.1% YoY Paid subscriptions, totaling EUR €234.4 million ($269 million), represented 69% of Italy’s total streaming revenues in 2025.
News UK government reverses course on stance to let AI companies train on copyrighted music without permission 'We have listened. We have engaged extensively with creatives, AI firms, industry bodies, unions, academics and AI adopters, and that engagement has shaped our approach.'
News Subscription music streaming revenues rose just 2% YoY in Sweden in 2025 Subscription-based audio streaming revenue climbed 2% YoY to SEK 1.95 billion ($199m), accounting for 85% of all music sales in Sweden in 2025.
News Renee Brodeur promoted to General Manager of artist management firm TMWRK Executive steps up after more than 10 years at the company, overseeing strategic growth and artist operations across its global roster.
News Janet Jackson signs global deal with Believe Music Publishing Jackson has sold over 180 million records worldwide
News Björn Sandberg named Head of Commercial Marketing at AudioSalad Sandberg will lead AudioSalad’s artist and label marketing
News Tina Turner music interests acquired by Pophouse in ‘strategic transaction’ with BMG Deal with BMG also covers the late superstar's Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights.
News Deezer posts first-ever annual profit – despite total subscriber base declining in 2025 Company recently disclosed that it was receiving approximately 60,000 fully AI-generated tracks per day — around 39% of all daily deliveries
News Primary Wave partners with estate of Eartha Kitt, acquiring music catalog and name & likeness rights Deal includes the singer's 17 studio albums, eight live albums and more than 50 singles, including Santa Baby.
News BMG sues Anthropic for infringement, alleging AI firm’s $380B valuation was built on ‘stolen copyrighted works’ BMG Rights Management has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Anthropic, the AI giant behind the Claude AI chatbot.
Analysis News A new WMG deal, an Ed Sheeran collaboration and 10M AI music production users… 3 things we learned from Tencent Music’s Q4 earnings call Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) published its Q4 and full-year 2025 results on Tuesday (March 17). Here are three things that stood out.
Analysis News 10 quick (and crucial) takeaways from IFPI’s Global Music Report 2026 10 quick takeaways from this year's report
Analysis Sir Lucian Grainge just became the first music exec at NVIDIA’s ‘Super Bowl of AI’. Here’s what he said. Universal Music Group's Chairman & CEO just became the first music industry leader to take the stage at NVIDIA's GTC conference
News Ken Doroshow to retire as Chief Legal Officer of RIAA after 10 years SVP Jacob Tracer to assume role on an acting basis as trade body navigates evolving legal and regulatory landscape
News Instrument maker Roland launches AI melody generator powered by research from Sony Computer Science Laboratories The product is aimed at music producers who can treat technology like an “active collaborator."
News Apple wins dismissal of lawsuit from streaming app Musi over 2024 App Store removal The court also ordered Musi's counsel, Winston & Strawn LLP, to pay Apple's attorneys' fees tied to the sanctions litigation.