Analysis News How will the major labels overcome the copyright threat from AI music? By turning to the most powerful weapon available: AI itself. MBW digs through new patent filings describing a 'media rights platform' that sits between rightsholders, gen AI systems, and the end users who want to prompt AI to create derivative works from copyrighted music
News Spotify to show AI tags in Song Credits, where artists have chosen to disclose through their label or distributor The feature, however, is optional as artists can still choose whether to disclose AI involvement in their song production.
News Latin American dance label INVERSA launches with investors Milk & Honey, ONErpm and M3 Music 19Clouds will be the first artist to release music through INVERSA and will also serve as a “creative decision-maker” and A&R.
Analysis AI And Music Publishing Licensing – How Do We Get There? The following MBW op/ed comes from Monica Corton, a veteran music publisher of over three decades.
Interviews ‘To create from a genuine place, you have to be open, vulnerable and sensitive and when you put music out, you need to be the opposite. It’s almost impossible.’ MBW's Inspiring Women series meets former September Management COO-turned-author Delphine Seddon
News UMG sues $10B-valued fashion brand Quince for ‘rampant and brazen infringement’ in TikTok posts The company raised a $500 million Series E in March at a $10.1 billion valuation
Analysis News Live Nation and Ticketmaster lose antitrust trial: What happened, what it means, and what comes next Live Nation antitrust verdict explained
News Live Nation operated as illegal monopoly, jury finds in landmark antitrust trial Landmark verdict could reshape the live entertainment industry.
Analysis Streaming Fraud Doesn’t Respect Silos. Neither Should We. Merlin CEO, Charlie Lexton, addresses THAT fallout with TikTok - and Merlin's own anti-fraud progress
News Spotify strikes deal with National Independent Venue Association to boost indie venues in the US Throughout 2026, Spotify will boost visibility for independent venues through existing features including venue pages and its Live Events Feed.
Interviews Meet the Swiss distro company banking on agentic AI to power the ‘next generation’ of indie labels. Dennis Hausammann was a rising rapper before setting out to build AI-powered tools for indie label founders.
News Canada’s SOCAN paid out USD $366m to rightsholders in 2025, warns AI is ‘placing mounting pressure’ on livelihoods Canadian performing rights society SOCAN generated revenues of CAD $587.1 million ($420m) in 2025, up 5% compared with 2024.
News BTS label BigHit Music asks US court to unmask X user who leaked ‘ARIRANG’ before release The HYBE-owned label is targeting an X account that allegedly distributed unreleased songs and other album assets before ARIRANG dropped.
News HYBE moves to crack down on bootleg BTS merch ahead of US tour dates Legal filing arrives ahead of BTS's performances at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa in April
News Max Lousada and Julie Greenwald are in business. Welcome to 26.2 — in partnership with Sony Music Ex-Warner veterans take the wraps off 26.2 – a record label with global ambitions