News Judge agrees to seal redacted Kendrick Lamar contract in UMG legal battle with Drake (update) However, the judge ruled that the document will have to remain sealed from the public.
News Avex Music Group and Runner Music extend publishing deal with Grant Boutin Deal reinforces Avex’s strategy to develop global talent and its position as an international music company with offices in Tokyo and Los Angeles
News Spotify expands music publishing licensing push with new Amra deal Deal follows the streaming giant's similar agreement with Kobalt last week as it seeks to replace the audiobook 'bundling' payment structure
News ASCAP secures ‘higher rates’ in settlement with US radio broadcasters The deal covers the public performance of more than 20 million musical works in ASCAP's repertory across AM/FM radio stations nationwide
News Godspeed You! Black Emperor pulls music from Spotify and other streaming platforms However, two albums from their earlier catalog remain temporarily accessible on Apple Music.
Analysis Drake’s anger is the product of an unfortunate era. This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News From Chord Music Partners’ $2 billion+ raise to UMG’s Drake lawsuit drama… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past seven days... all in one place
News Yes, Pinkfong’s ‘Baby Shark’ is irritating. But it doesn’t infringe copyright, rules South Korea’s Supreme Court Pinkfong version is YouTube's most-viewed video of all time with over 16 billion plays, and has racked up a further 1 billion+ streams on Spotify
News Exclusive: Chord Music Partners raises $2 billion+ in investable capital… with another $1 billion+ on the way Chord has raised the sum via a funding round due to close in October
News Daryl Hall and John Oates quietly resolve legal dispute Daryl Hall's attorneys secured a final judgment in arbitration and lodged an order for a Nashville judge to dismiss the case
News Lorena Cabral, Daniela Gutiérrez promoted at Downtown Artist & Label Services, as firm expands presence in Música Mexicana DA&LS recently expanded its collaboration with Genesis Records to include the catalog of Mexican singer-songwriter Edgardo Nuñez
Interviews ‘We’re building the market-making infrastructure for the music business’ SourceAudio co-founder, Andrew Harding, talks sync, AI licensing, and the future of the business
News Emerging markets and M&A exec Alfonso Perez Soto departs Warner after 20 years Widely respected exec leaves his latest post as EVP, Corporate Development
News Drake demands to see Kendrick Lamar contract details in discovery battle with Universal Music Group Drake is seeking to compel UMG to produce Sir Lucian Grainge's custodial files and an unredacted version of Kendrick Lamar's recording contract
News Music publishers allege Anthropic used BitTorrent to pirate copyrighted lyrics Anthropic may face a new allegation from music companies: That it not only downloaded, but distributed lyrics without permission