Music Business News: United States

The WSJ reports that the artist believes the value of his music rights could fall 'anywhere from the high $1 billion range to more than $2 billion.'

The new system is designed to reduce administrative steps for small labels and self-releasing artists that do not own and manage large catalogs.

Orinda signs Nic D as its first artist

The round was led by Bond Capital, alongside IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, and Quiet

A US federal appeals court has overturned 2 Live Crew's high-profile victory in their long-running copyright fight

Drew Davis and David Niemierzycki will also join Busch in the firm's Nashville office, serving on the Global Intellectual Property team.

Virgin Music Group will handle VOLYUM's global distribution.

Suno CTO Georg Kucsko argued that if rivals obtain access to Suno's model, this could allow them to benchmark their own systems against that of Suno.