Music Business News: North America

The deal gives Kobalt-signed songwriters access to Audius’ blockchain-powered marketplace

L.A.-headquartered Myst Music’s roster integrates South Asian pop music with the dance and EDM space

Johnson & Johnson is alleged to have used APM's music in promotional videos without permission

Lawyers for UMPG, Concord and ABKCO called Anthropic's motion to dismiss a "delaying" tactic

Gaming platform also formally announced its DistroKid integration at the Roblox Developers Conference (RDC)

Artist Network lets musicians indicate their availability for collaboration by genre, country, language, and even their DAW of choice

Participating artists have seen substantial increases in both followers and streams, SoundCloud says

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