Music Business News: North America

Rob Markus named Head of International Music Team at WME

Markus will continue working from WME's Beverly Hills office, overseeing international touring strategy and operations across all markets.

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Vevo DSCVR artists to watch 2026: Ty Myers, LeoStayTrill, Sekou, Audrey Hobert

Four more new names from Vevo's annual DSCVR Artists to Watch list

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From WMG’s Suno deal to Spotify’s reported US price hike plans… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

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

Interviews

‘The industry often prioritizes quick results, but true development takes patience.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets 1916 Enterprises Partner Ruchir Mohan, and Yung Lan a producer, songwriter and founder of Milan Publishing/Production Group

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Quebec wants to set quotas for streaming of French-language music. A new poll shows little support for the idea.

Music streamers oppose a proposed law that would place quotas on the amount or proportion of French-language content on DSPs in Quebec

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Australian local music is in decline, and UK, Canada aren’t far behind, new report warns

Streaming recommendation algorithms favor content in the user's language. That isn't working well for countries like Australia, Canada and the UK

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Johnny Cash estate hits Coca-Cola with ELVIS Act lawsuit over sound-alike singer in ad

The estate of Johnny Cash has sued the beverage giant of using an impersonator who mimicked the late singer's voice in an ad campaign.

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Judge allows Taylor Swift fans’ lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster to proceed

A judge denied Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s motion to disclaims some claims, while dismissing fraud, negligent misrepresentation and negligence allegations.