Music Business News: United States

Merck Mercuriadis aims to buy back the music rights he sold to the private equity firm while building a new investment company

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Finer details of the arrangement between WMG and Bain emerge, courtesy of a new SEC filing

Cloudflare's move could create a new licensing marketplace for content owners and AI companies

The Wall Street Journal reports that the platforms are discussing potential partnerships

The ban would have prevented states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade.

The move comes over three years after Spotify launched its own creative hub in Los Angeles.

Founded in 1988 by José Da Silva, Paris-headquartered Lusafrica specializes in Portuguese-language African music and other world music genres