News Peter Gabriel and Chris Stapleton weigh in on debate around the use of generative AI in music Two prominent artists chime in on the controversy around AI-generated music
News The Gap Band heirs drop lawsuit against BMG over ‘Uptown Funk’ royalties The case was dismissed "without prejudice" in Manhattan Federal court on April 18
Analysis Bill Ackman thinks there’s a lot of growth ahead for Universal Music Group. These analysts agree. Ahead of Universal's Q1 results tomorrow, a number of Wall Street watchers are reiterating their faith in music's biggest company
Analysis Deezer is ‘supportive’ of helping labels battle deluge of AI music… while also making its own AI music for its ‘Zen by Deezer’ app Jeronimo Folgueira, CEO of France-based Deezer, discusses the music industry's biggest hot topic on call with analysts
News 50% of vinyl buyers in the US don’t own a record player, data shows Luminate survey reveals surprising stat about what happens to format after it's purchased in world's biggest music market
News Apple wins antitrust court battle against Fortnite maker Epic Games over app store policies The US Court of Appeals sided with Apple in the case
Analysis The algorithm is your new boss More so in music than any business, a dollar is worth more when it’s made than when it’s paid, says Will Page
Analysis Music-generating AI: Official art? Or artificial? Nick Eziefula, partner at Simkins, on the legal questions for the music biz raised by 'fake Drake' et al
News Sony Music Japan’s PRISM Project is doubling down on virtual talent… and it’s just chosen its next three virtual stars SMEJ’s VTuber agency PRISM Project has introduced its fifth generation of virtual talent: Ami Amami, Kou Tsubame and Lana Shikami
News Sony Music reportedly in talks to buy stake in Bad Bunny’s label and management firm, Rimas Sony Music reportedly negotiating a deal to help Rimas CEO Noah Assad buy out his partner, Rafael Ricardo Jiménez Dan
News Politician in France calls for new tax on music streaming services A senator in France has called on the Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak to start taxing music streaming platforms
Analysis News From the ‘fake Drake’ AI track to BMG integrating frontline and catalog… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days
News Warner Music’s WMX launches visual podcast series exploring The Notorious B.I.G.’s final album Series is entitled Iconic Records: Life After Death
Analysis Does YouTube owe Bad Bunny an explanation – or a bigger check? Bill Werde juxtaposes record numbers for Latin music in the US with YouTube's historical payouts to music rightsholders
Analysis News Meta launches latest round of layoffs, as company’s market cap value rebounds Round of layoffs announced in March began on Tuesday (April 18), according to reports