News Deezer’s new in-app remix feature lets users speed up and modify tracks by Céline Dion and other artists ‘with full rights compliance’ Deezer says every remix is created with the explicit agreement of the artist, and that streams of remixed versions are attributed to the original work
News As Michael Jackson movie nears $1B, Madonna says her biopic has been scrapped The Queen of Pop told Interview magazine that the project collapsed after a falling-out with Universal Pictures over its budget.
News Cortez Bryant invests in AI-powered artist management platform MNGRS.AI, joins company as Strategic Advisor Manager known for his work with Lil Wayne, Drake and Nicki Minaj becomes the startup's first US-based music industry investor.
News Spotify wins dismissal of lawsuit claiming it allowed ‘billions’ of fraudulent Drake streams In November 2025, rapper RBX claimed Spotify failed to curb "mass-scale fraudulent streaming," stripping royalties from other rights holders.
News Music industry leaders, megastars pay tribute to Clive Davis Rob Stringer, Patti Smith, Alicia Keys, the Lipmans, Merck Mercuriadis, and more pay tribute to legendary record exec
News Clive Davis, legendary record executive, dies at 94 'We will miss him greatly, cherish him always, and carry his love with us for the rest of our lives,' the Davis Family said in a statement on June 22
News Tech startup RTM Audio launches AI music detector UAI, which issues a signed certificate with every verdict RTM Audio was founded by mixing and mastering engineers Ohad Nissim, Teezio, and Calin Enache, alongside music attorney Matt Buser
News Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition among 31 groups warning against ‘misuse’ of artist and songwriter rights in AI deals Orgs representing artists, songwriters and music managers issue open letter over AI deals
News Major labels in Canada win site-blocking order targeting stream-ripping platforms – a first for the country’s music industry ISPs are ordered to block stream-ripping domains including Y2mate.ws, YTmp3.lat, Savefrom.space, and Spowload.cc.
Analysis News A landmark bill targeting AI deepfakes faces a US Senate Judiciary Committee vote on June 18. Five things to know about the NO FAKES Act. The bill would create, for the first time in US federal law, an intellectual property right in a person's voice and visual likeness.
News Warner Music strikes partnership with India’s SVF Entertainment, expanding into Bengali music The partnership is designed to accelerate the growth of Bengali music and to open routes for artists, soundtracks and repertoire to reach audiences across India.
News Live Nation’s Academy Music Group to invest nearly $13M to restore UK’s Brighton Hippodrome, which has been empty since 2006 The investment forms part of a wider redevelopment representing a total of £25 million (approx. $33.5 million) to restore and modernize the building.
Interviews Ashley Gorley talks country music’s global appeal and mentoring Nashville’s next generation of hitmakers at indie pubco Tape Room MBW's Trailblazers series meets Ashley Gorley – hit songwriter and founder of Tape Room Music.
News Four music datasets holding millions of tracks are being shared among AI developers, The Atlantic reports The collections were identified by The Atlantic's Alex Reisner, who reported that they are circulating within the AI-development community.
News Live Nation acquires majority stake in Argentina’s Movistar Arena Buenos Aires The Buenos Aires arena opened in 2019 and hosts more than 250 events a year, drawing more than 2.5 million fans annually.