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Music streaming fraud inquiry launched by US Copyright Office

Notice of inquiry arrives a day after Michael Smith sentenced to 18 months in prison

Phono V streaming rate proposals filed with US Copyright Royalty Board, as DIMA points to 30% growth in publishing revenues since 2022

The proceeding will set the mechanical rates on-demand streaming services pay US songwriters and publishers from 2028 through 2032.

Analysis

With a new CFO, three licensing deals, and $775M+ raised, what’s stopping $5.4B-valued Suno from an IPO?

The signals pointing to the firm's potential stock market ambitions and the barriers it faces in getting there.

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Michael Smith, man behind $8M AI song and bot streaming fraud, sentenced to 18 months in prison

US District Judge John G. Koeltl also ordered Michael Smith to forfeit USD $8,091,843.64, the loss figure agreed by both sides.

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Google picks Base for Music for its Gemini Startup Forum – as $1.7M-backed French company says it uses AI to predict music marketing ROI

More than 100 startups taking part, from 17 countries, were selected from over 2,000 applications, according to Google

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Adriana Sein joins Believe as President, Americas

Exec most recently served as SVP & Global Head of Artist & Market Development at WMG's ADA

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The MLC has paid out more than $4.2B to songwriters and publishers to date – and will begin market share distributions of unmatched and unclaimed royalties in April 2027

Nashville-headquartered org confirmed the figure at its Annual Membership Meeting last Tuesday (September 29)

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New York City’s ‘Click to Cancel’ rule, billed as a first for a US city, has taken effect with music streaming subscriptions covered

Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music are all covered by New York City's new "Click to Cancel" rule, which took effect on October 1.

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UMG is now managing 130+ artists in Southeast Asia

Granite spoke during a fireside session at the Music Matters strand of the All That Matters conference in Singapore on October 5

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Sony Music has now asked platforms to remove more than 260,000 AI deepfakes imitating artists like Harry Styles, Adele, and Michael Jackson

Sony told the Financial Times that the fight against AI tracks impersonating artists such as Harry Styles and Adele is "becoming an uphill struggle."

Interviews

‘I would rather have 1% of a hit record than 100% of a record that wasn’t.’

Tyler Brown, founder of London-based Funfair, on hits, loyalty, and why songwriters should be taking a share of master income

Analysis

An $8M streaming fraud, two plays a day. Here’s the pro-rata math behind the bot scheme – and the rule change that would have killed it.

Ahead of Tuesday's sentencing in the first US criminal streaming fraud case, MBW breaks down the pro-rata arithmetic behind Michael Smith's bot scheme.

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The Intimacy Economy: Why Music Stars Are Going Small

Charli XCX called it “anti-marketing.” MBW columnist Diana Umana argues it’s a structural shift that the biggest artists have already caught on to…

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Frank Briegmann promoted to Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada & Deutsche Grammophon

The appointment expands the remit of Briegmann, who will continue to report to Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Group.

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Linking songs to recordings is music data’s ‘single biggest unsolved problem.’ Expect it to come up at DDEX’s Meta-backed summit next month.

Mark Isherwood, who heads DDEX's Secretariat, explains his views on music data – and where we're headed