News Academy of Country Music appoints Andy Schuon, ex-MTV and REVOLT TV exec, as new CEO Andy Schuon will start in the role on September 1, 2026, and will be based at the Academy's headquarters in Nashville.
News Spotify pushes deeper into music videos with new chart and artist pitching, stepping up its challenge to YouTube Spotify now counts nearly 100,000 artists in a beta that lets them upload full-length videos themselves.
News Canada’s SOCAN names Musical AI as its attribution partner to credit and pay creators whose work shapes AI music SOCAN will recognize Musical AI as an approved tech partner for attribution services, and the two will explore how the technology can be applied in Canada.
News Indonesia’s copyright rewrite would ban AI from imitating creators – and Google’s not a fan. It would also make the use of copyrighted works to train AI models subject to fair-use limits or licensing agreements, Reuters reported.
News Udio taps content-security BuyDRM to secure its AI music ‘walled garden’ BuyDRM will provide multi-DRM support across Google Widevine, Apple FairPlay, and Microsoft PlayReady through its KeyOS MultiKey Service.
News Apple Music hikes subscription prices citing ‘rising licensing costs’ "As a result of rising licensing costs, Apple Music is increasing its subscription price beginning today," the company said.
News Elon Musk’s X and music publishers end legal war, filing joint stipulations of dismissal The two sides filed joint stipulations of dismissal in two US federal courts on Thursday (July 16).
News Done deal: Sony Music Publishing completes acquisition of Recognition Music Group’s catalog Sony Music Publishing already administered the Recognition catalog before completing the acquisition.
News James Wright promoted to Co-Head of UK Music at United Talent Agency Wright will lead the company’s London-based music team alongside long-standing UK Co-Head Neil Warnock.
News Cinq Music acquires D’Banj’s catalog in C.R.E.A.M talent partnership C.R.E.A.M, which launched in 2016, says it has more than seven million subscribers across Nigeria.
News Too Lost acquires Australia’s GYRO Group – in first acquisition since nine-figure raise Brisbane-headquartered GYRO.Group's portfolio spans distribution, marketing, publishing, and sync.
News Disney Music Group President Ken Bunt to receive MUSEXPO’s Lifetime Achievement Award Bunt oversees the marketing and distribution of Disney's recorded music, music publishing and live concert businesses.
News UK government launches ‘Turn It Up’ plan to support homegrown music, committing $60m to back artists and businesses over three years Government says it will support more than 2,000 projects and at least 40,000 artists and music professionals over three years
News John Legend joins Universal Music, Udio, Stability AI, Splice and NVIDIA to discuss AI and music at the UN’s AI for Good Summit The panel examined how AI is changing music from discovery to fan engagement
News Suno, sued by major labels, says ‘transparency is important’ as record industry proposes AI labeling system The labels use visual icons, supported by metadata and delivery systems, to show fans whether and how AI was used in a recording