Music Business News: United States
News Braun succeeds Kevin Herring, who stepped down as Co-President on July 6, after more than four decades in the music industry,
News Complaint alleges that the sound recording and musical composition of Scatman (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop) was used without authorization
News The defendants include Pitbull, Drake, Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi, Justin Bieber, and units of the three major music companies.
News Live Nation and Ticketmaster contend the verdict is "against the weight of the evidence" and was swayed by material that should never have reached the jury.
News A Florida judge threw out Kimberly Marasco's case, ruling that the poems she says were copied do not contain expression that copyright law protects.
News The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed.
News Herring will continue to serve as a strategic advisor during an extended period.
News That catalog includes Right Here, Right Now, which reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991.