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Australia rejects proposal that would have exempted AI training from copyright laws

The country is instead planning to move forward with a licensing regime for AI developers and rightsholders

Spotify raises UK and Switzerland Premium prices again as analysts see US hike by early 2026

The 8.3% increase to Premium Individual in the UK marks the second time in 18 months that the Swedish streaming giant has raised prices by £1 in the market.

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Switzerland’s MusicBird strikes music rights deal with estate of prominent grunge producer Rick Parashar

Deal comprises Parashar’s producing income from albums by Nickelback, Alice in Chains, Blind Melon and 3 Doors Down

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In latest MENA M&A move, Reservoir and PopArabia acquire catalogs of Iraqi company HFM Production & Kuwaiti singer-songwriter Essa Almarzoug

Companies have acquired all compositions and masters owned by Iraqi music production house HFM Production

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Why Reservoir bet tens of millions of dollars on Jazz legend and ‘definition of cool’ Miles Davis

Reservoir President Rell Lafargue gives us an exclusive look at the company's Miles Davis deal

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Spotify is sponsor of Contemporary Black Music category at Music Business UK Awards

Streaming giant is latest partner for the UK industry's most enjoyable night of the year

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From YouTube’s $8bn music industry payout to Spotify’s song mashup patent… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place

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UAE-based CMO Music Nation formally begins operations

The company received approval from the UAE government in June to operate a CMO in the country

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Now IMPALA says UMG/Downtown deal would ‘harm cultural diversity’; Universal rubbishes accusation in trade body’s new paper

Org has published a paper titled "Universal/Downtown – Why does it matter from a cultural diversity perspective?"

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Deezer reports Q3 revenues of $153m, confirms subscriber growth momentum in France

Deezer's AI detection system and personalization features are 'attracting global attention, opening opportunities beyond our core markets,' said CEO Alexis Lanternier

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Kakao founder acquitted of stock manipulation charges in bidding war against HYBE

A Seoul court said prosecutors didn't prove their case that Kim Beom-su manipulated SM Entertainment's stock price in a bidding war against HYBE

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Lizzo sued for alleged copyright violation in unreleased song snippet referencing Sydney Sweeney jeans ad

A rep for Lizzo said they were 'surprised' by a lawsuit over a social media snippet of an unreleased song

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YouTube’s ‘twin engine of ads and subscriptions is firing on all cylinders,’ says Lyor Cohen, as platform makes $8bn+ payout to the music industry over the past year

The figure was shared by Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s Global Head of Music, at the Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami on Wednesday.

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Older Posts

Australia rejects proposal that would have exempted AI training from copyright laws

Spotify raises UK and Switzerland Premium prices again as analysts see US hike by early 2026

Switzerland’s MusicBird strikes music rights deal with estate of prominent grunge producer Rick Parashar

In latest MENA M&A move, Reservoir and PopArabia acquire catalogs of Iraqi company HFM Production & Kuwaiti singer-songwriter Essa Almarzoug

Why Reservoir bet tens of millions of dollars on Jazz legend and ‘definition of cool’ Miles Davis

Spotify is sponsor of Contemporary Black Music category at Music Business UK Awards

From YouTube’s $8bn music industry payout to Spotify’s song mashup patent… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

UAE-based CMO Music Nation formally begins operations

Now IMPALA says UMG/Downtown deal would ‘harm cultural diversity’; Universal rubbishes accusation in trade body’s new paper

Deezer reports Q3 revenues of $153m, confirms subscriber growth momentum in France

Kakao founder acquitted of stock manipulation charges in bidding war against HYBE

Lizzo sued for alleged copyright violation in unreleased song snippet referencing Sydney Sweeney jeans ad

YouTube’s ‘twin engine of ads and subscriptions is firing on all cylinders,’ says Lyor Cohen, as platform makes $8bn+ payout to the music industry over the past year

Triller Group faces Nasdaq delisting over missed filings

Recording Academy to stage Grammy House Giza event in Egypt

YouTube showcases new AI likeness detection tool

Revenues at India’s Tips Music rose 11% YoY in calendar Q3 amid ‘challenging industry environment’

NYSE plans to delist classical music streamer Kuke, four years after the company raised $50m for its US IPO