News Bad Bunny beats copyright lawsuit over ‘Enséñame a Bailar’ sample Producer's copyright claim over 'Un Verano Sin Ti' track ends in dismissal.
News The MLC and Pandora clash in opposition briefs as mechanical royalties battle nears decisive stage Both filings landed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
News Apple Music lands exclusive TikTok partnership to bring full-song streaming into social app The companies are also rolling out 'Listening Party,’ allowing fans to hear songs from an artist in real time and interact with each other.
News Stromae’s Mosaert label renews global deal with Warner Chappell Music The renewed agreement keeps WCM as the global representative for Stromae's catalog.
News ChatGPT can now Shazam songs, as Apple brings music recognition tool to OpenAI’s chatbot OpenAI has previously integrated Spotify and Apple Music into its app ecosystem.
News GEMA vs. Suno: German court hears landmark AI music copyright case A packed courtroom in Munich today heard oral proceedings in the copyright case brought by Germany's GEMA against AI music generator Suno.
News From Sir Lucian Grainge on AI and Downtown, to Create raising $450M at a $2.2B valuation… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Kobalt inks worldwide sub publishing and admin deal with the UK’s Sync Music Global Kobalt will oversee global administration for the independent publisher’s catalogue and roster.
News Suicideboys sued in the UK by Rough Trade and Beggars Music over alleged unauthorized sample (report) The song in question has amassed over 115 million Spotify streams.
Analysis News Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI strategy, Downtown, D2C, superfans, and more on UMG’s latest earnings call MBW listened in to UMG's latest earnings call. Here's what we learned.
News Sony sued by Lit, the band behind pop-punk hit ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ over alleged unpaid streaming royalties The group claims Sony has been using the wrong royalty formula for their streams.
News Robert Kyncl tells WMG shareholders: AI is music’s next growth engine, not its downfall Warner boss also signals major pricing opportunity ahead for rightsholders on DSPs
News Guji Lorenzana promoted to Director, A&R and Client Development, APAC, at Symphonic Distribution Symphonic promotes Guji Lorenzana, expands APAC team, and announces new Asia signings
Analysis An open letter to Suno’s Mikey Shulman. MBW founder, Tim Ingham, on Suno, streaming fraud statistics, Fortnite, funerals, red lights, and sad eyes.
Interviews How Jeff Waye and Patrick Curley built Third Side Music into an indie publishing powerhouse with USD $25M in annual revenues MBW's Trailblazers meets Jeff Waye, Co-Founder and COO, and Patrick Curley, Co-Founder, President and CEO, of independent publisher Third Side Music