Music Business News: United States

AEG sues Young Thug for breach of contract after $16M catalog sale (report)

The live entertainment company says Young Thug sold a repertoire of songs that were collateral for a loan

Court asked to review Ed Sheeran ‘Thinking Out Loud’ legal victory

The owner of part of the rights to Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On is arguing in front of an appeals court to reinstate a case against Ed Sheeran

News

Lucy Huang appointed Chief Technology & Product Officer at TuneCore

Exec will be responsible for the company’s development and strategic direction of new technology and products

News

Sony Music settles Whitney Houston biopic lawsuit over alleged unpaid song licenses

Sony accused the film's producers of failing to pay sync licensing fees for 24 tracks used in 'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody'

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HarbourView acquires master royalty income of Grammy-winning Jazz star George Benson

Benson has released 36 studio albums and eight live albums

Interviews

Dan Nigro on changing the pop landscape with Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan

The hottest-to-go songwriter around right now talks to MBW about writing some of the biggest hits of the last few years, TikTok and launching his own label

Interviews

‘I love seeing how far dance music has come. This is not a fad.’

Mariesa Stevens, Partner and Vice President at specialist live agency Liaison Artists, on the growth and power of dance music - and putting the importance of putting the fan experience first

Analysis News

Amazon Music to bundle Audiobooks from Audible – and unlike Spotify’s bundling move, publishers say it won’t decrease revenue for songwriters

Audible’s library includes a US catalog of more than 1 million audiobooks