Music Business News: United States

Virgin Music Group teams up with Jay Sean’s 3AM Entertainment to develop South Asian artists

3AM Entertainment will focus on developing South Asian artists across all genres

As Universal’s standoff with TikTok rolls on, UMG inks new deal with Spotify including ‘social tools’, video elements

According to the companies, they will collaborate on "new promotional and social tools" for UMG artists on the Spotify platform.

Rapper Trefuego used an unlicensed sample in his TikTok hit 90mh. Now the court is making him pay over $800,000 in damages to Sony Music.

Sony Music’s lawsuit accused Trefuego of “flagrant and deliberate infringement”

Primary Wave Music bolsters sync team with new hire and promotions

Company hiredJulianne Wilson as Senior Director, Creative Sync, and promotes Peter Kurczaba and Derek Pierce to new roles

The MLC has distributed over $2bn to songwriters and publishers since 2021

Nashville-headquartered organization just reached a significant milestone

TikTok launches Youth Council amid mounting safety concerns

The Youth Council has been created in partnership with a specialist online safety agency

Universal Music invests in ‘superfan’ platform Weverse, as it strikes new 10-year agreement with HYBE

HYBE has struck an expanded long-term agreement with Universal Music Group

Teddy Swims inks global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music

Swims currently holds the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Lose Control'