Music Business News: United States
News Murray will help establish and guide the company's music strategy and develop opportunities across music, sports, branding, IP and partnerships. News Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a new law banning junk fees, ticket-buying bots and the resale of tickets that sellers don't yet possess. News Hemminga joins Merlin from Downtown Music, where he most recently served as VP Product & Services Strategy. News The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI agents connect to outside data sources and act on them News The centerpiece is the "iHeartRadio and TikTok LIVE Premiere with Madonna," streaming on July 2 from the album's release party in London. News Allen & Company LLC acted as financial advisor to Primary Wave Music in connection with the transaction News Songwriters and SAG-AFTRA line up behind revived US bill to label AI-generated audio, video and images News It follows VMG's $775 million acquisition of Downtown, which completed in February.