Music Business News: North America
News X Corp has told a Nashville federal court that last week's ruling renders the publishers' surviving claims defunct. Interviews MBW’s new series delves into the stories behind the music industry’s most notable founder-led companies. News Brief urges court to reject Anthropic's fair use defense in case brought by UMPG, Concord Music Group, and ABKCO News The latest filing follows the court's dismissal of the duo's lawsuit in January 2026 News Led by CEO André de Raaff, CTM Outlander is a JV between Netherlands-based CTM and US-based Outlander Capital News WMG has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire independent music platform Revelator News The program is capped at 50 million shares and is expected to wrap up by October 1, 2026. News Knotts joined SMP in 1994 as a Royalty Manager and has spent his entire career at the company.