Music Business News: China News Universal makes another head-turning move in China, signing local legend Liu Huan Deal covers both recorded music and publishing rights for superstar act Analysis News TikTok’s parent company quietly launched a music licensing platform called EasyOde ByteDance appears to have a service in the works that could shake up the global music licensing market. News OpenAI, valued at $157bn and facing multiple copyright infringement lawsuits, says China’s DeepSeek may have used its data to train rival AI model without permission DeepSeek spent far less money on developing a chatbot than US AI companies, but it may have done so by stealing OpenAI's IP News 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 News Guitar amp maker Marshall acquired by China’s HongShan in $1bn+ deal Marshall's new owner is an investor in Alibaba, BYD, and TikTok owner ByteDance News ByteDance eyes $12B AI chip investment this year amid TikTok uncertainty (report) As TikTok faces uncertainty and mounting pressure in the US, its parent company ByteDance plans an ambitious $12 billion investment in artificial intelligence News Trump signs executive order delaying TikTok ban, as China appears to soften stance on selling app China’s government owns a 1% stake – a so-called ‘golden share‘ – in TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance Analysis News Here’s the list of music piracy sites being watched by the US government, and what they do ‘Bulletproof’ internet providers are frustrating the fight against music piracy, US Trade Representative report warns1 2 … 55 Next
News Universal makes another head-turning move in China, signing local legend Liu Huan Deal covers both recorded music and publishing rights for superstar act
Analysis News TikTok’s parent company quietly launched a music licensing platform called EasyOde ByteDance appears to have a service in the works that could shake up the global music licensing market.
News OpenAI, valued at $157bn and facing multiple copyright infringement lawsuits, says China’s DeepSeek may have used its data to train rival AI model without permission DeepSeek spent far less money on developing a chatbot than US AI companies, but it may have done so by stealing OpenAI's IP
News 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
News Guitar amp maker Marshall acquired by China’s HongShan in $1bn+ deal Marshall's new owner is an investor in Alibaba, BYD, and TikTok owner ByteDance
News ByteDance eyes $12B AI chip investment this year amid TikTok uncertainty (report) As TikTok faces uncertainty and mounting pressure in the US, its parent company ByteDance plans an ambitious $12 billion investment in artificial intelligence
News Trump signs executive order delaying TikTok ban, as China appears to soften stance on selling app China’s government owns a 1% stake – a so-called ‘golden share‘ – in TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance
Analysis News Here’s the list of music piracy sites being watched by the US government, and what they do ‘Bulletproof’ internet providers are frustrating the fight against music piracy, US Trade Representative report warns