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.
News Suno’s latest legal opponent fought the tobacco industry – and won a quarter of a trillion dollars Hagens Berman has joined forces with Delgado Entertainment Law to represent indie artists whose recordings were allegedly copied without permission.
News Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition among 31 groups warning against ‘misuse’ of artist and songwriter rights in AI deals Orgs representing artists, songwriters and music managers issue open letter over AI deals
News From Lionel Richie’s voice trademark bid to the Michael Jackson biopic box-office record… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Major labels in Canada win site-blocking order targeting stream-ripping platforms – a first for the country’s music industry ISPs are ordered to block stream-ripping domains including Y2mate.ws, YTmp3.lat, Savefrom.space, and Spowload.cc.
News NO FAKES: Senate panel backs bill that could cost platforms $750k per AI deepfake The US Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the NO FAKES Act
News South Korea launches $2.2M fund to help indie K-Pop agencies expand overseas Each selected agency will receive up to 300 million won ($197,000) annually for up to three years.
Analysis News A landmark bill targeting AI deepfakes faces a US Senate Judiciary Committee vote on June 18. Five things to know about the NO FAKES Act. The bill would create, for the first time in US federal law, an intellectual property right in a person's voice and visual likeness.
News Copyright lawsuit against Meta over Eminem songs to proceed on direct infringement claim – with up to $109M at stake A federal judge has narrowed the copyright lawsuit that Eight Mile Style filed against Meta Platforms
News Sir Lucian Grainge and Bang Si-hyuk talk UMG’s partnership with HYBE, AI, and the future of music at town hall event in Seoul Grainge said that while AI would unlock new opportunities, great music and great people would remain at the center of every successful music company.
Interviews Ashley Gorley talks country music’s global appeal and mentoring Nashville’s next generation of hitmakers at indie pubco Tape Room MBW's Trailblazers series meets Ashley Gorley – hit songwriter and founder of Tape Room Music.
News Four music datasets holding millions of tracks are being shared among AI developers, The Atlantic reports The collections were identified by The Atlantic's Alex Reisner, who reported that they are circulating within the AI-development community.