Music Business News: North America

Shouvik Das to Lead Distribution, Publisher Relations & Administration Services Department

Anthropic's Claude can still be tempted into referencing Beatles lyrics – but chatbot refuses to print them verbatim

Based in Los Angeles, Welle will report to Sony Music Publishing Chairman/CEO Jon Platt

UMG's CEO has pledged support for those impacted by the wildfires in Southern California

Jamie Kinelski previously served as Senior Vice President & Head of West Coast Creative at Kobalt since 2022

Streaming company has paid out nearly $60bn to music rightsholders since Spotify was founded in 2008.

Eric Mercer Jr. says he had a contract giving him 5% ownership of Kelly K, but never saw a cent from the song's commercialization

The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has revealed the top songwriters in the US for the third quarter of 2024