News Danish indie label behind Scatman John sues Moncho Chavea and Morad for alleged copyright infringement over ‘Se Fue’ Complaint alleges that the sound recording and musical composition of Scatman (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop) was used without authorization
News Warner Music Finland acquires Mökkitie Records’ catalog and publishing rights, signs Arttu Wiskari to new multi-year deal Mökkitie Managing Director Olli Saksa will join Warner Music Finland's A&R team following the deal.
News Judge denies Sony Music bid to add over 30,000 recordings to Udio lawsuit The ruling from Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein keeps the case at the 333 works that Sony had originally put in suit.
News Breaking Wave Group launched by UK music execs Nick Stewart, Marc Marot, Jeremy Marsh, James Radice, and Beth Claridge The company's first signings are 10cc, singer-songwriter Rumer and electronic duo Lemon Jelly.
News Warner’s ADA Central Europe strikes exclusive distribution deal with Berlin label AIM Music ADA Central Europe will handle global distribution, streaming strategy, and marketing across AIM Music's full roster.
News Michael Jackson movie overtakes ‘Oppenheimer’ as biggest biopic ever… with $1 billion in sight The film now stands as the biggest release in Lionsgate's history, ahead of 2013's "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," which grossed $865 million.
News Merlin appoints former Downtown exec Harmen Hemminga as VP, Business Development Hemminga joins Merlin from Downtown Music, where he most recently served as VP Product & Services Strategy.
News TikTok turns Madonna’s Confessions II launch into a global LIVE event, two physical pop-ups, and an in-app fan hub The centerpiece is the "iHeartRadio and TikTok LIVE Premiere with Madonna," streaming on July 2 from the album's release party in London.
News US senators revive bill that would force AI-generated audio, video and images to carry labels Songwriters and SAG-AFTRA line up behind revived US bill to label AI-generated audio, video and images
News TIDAL to automatically tag AI-generated music… and block it from earning royalties TIDAL is introducing an AI policy that will automatically tag wholly AI-generated music in its app
News Backstreet Boys file to trademark their voices, joining Taylor Swift and Lionel Richie in battle against AI deepfakes The application, made with the US Patent and Trademark Office, covers the group saying: “Hi, we’re the Backstreet Boys.”
News English-language share of US audio streams fell in Q1, says Luminate, as Latin music gained ground driven by megastars like Bad Bunny Luminate said Latin music has "fully shattered" its 'niche' status" in the US
Analysis The Ghost in the Machine Wants a Cut The following MBW op/ed comes from Walter De Brouwer, a generative linguist by training and the co-founder, with Michael Ovitz, of SoundPatrol
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 Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia acquires Sound Pollution Songs catalog of around 5,000 works The acquired catalog includes works performed by acts including Sabaton, Twilight Force, Wormwood, Bonafide, Elaine, Foredoom and Rexoria.