Music Business News: North America
News US individual plans now cost $12.99 per month, while Prime members pay $11.99. Analysis News YouTube's combined advertising and subscription revenues exceeded $60 billion for 2025 Analysis A closer look at UMG, Concord and ABKCO's second copyright infringement lawsuit against AI giant Anthropic News Billboard reports that the deal consists primarily of publishing rights and some master recording royalty streams News Romel Murphy forming 'hybrid AI and traditional' label and management firm dai + drm News The label is returning with "a mission to honor its legacy while reimagining it for today’s music landscape". News UMG noted that Resnikoff is 'widely considered the architect of global recorded music catalog marketing' Analysis News Suno exec Paul Sinclair pens memo taking aim at 'walled garden' approach championed by UMG in its recent AI licensing deals