Music Business News: Germany
News A packed courtroom in Munich today heard oral proceedings in the copyright case brought by Germany's GEMA against AI music generator Suno. News Results for the market published on Thursday (February 26) by the German Music Industry Association, BVMI News Just 4 Noise lets producers describe the sound they want and get “individual, unique, royalty-free sounds” that they can drop directly into their DAW. Analysis News Forty-four percent of music listeners in the US say they're less likely to be interested in a song if they know it's AI-generated, Luminate reports News Niebuhr will spearhead BMG's integrated recorded music and music publishing operations across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. News Warner Music veteran succeeds Tun Schumacher to lead the label in Germany News GEMA confirmed that it is selling "its 100% shareholding in Zebralution GmbH" News The deal includes debut albums from bands Schandmaul and Pam Pam Ida, along with recordings by Feuerschwanz, Werner Schmidbauer, and more.