https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/stem-co-founder-tim-luckow-raises-5m-for-royalty-platform-notes-fm-zach-bryan-benny-blanco-and-ari-emanuel-among-the-backers/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-17T14:00:48+00:00 Stem co-founder Tim Luckow raises $5M for royalty platform Notes.fm; Zach Bryan, Benny Blanco and Ari Emanuel among the backers https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/frame-mbw-5.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-to-give-10000-indie-artists-a-year-free-us-studio-time-software-and-six-months-of-therapy/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-17T13:00:36+00:00 Spotify to give 10,000 indie artists a year free US studio time, software, and six months of therapy https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/FFF-graphic-16x9-1.png https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/main-event-ticketing-act-clears-house-committee-36-0-as-live-nation-fights-an-ftc-lawsuit-under-the-law-it-would-strengthen/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-17T10:51:50+00:00 MAIN Event Ticketing Act clears House committee 36-0 – as Live Nation fights an FTC lawsuit under the law it would strengthen https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-14-at-18.26.34.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/all-58-taylor-swift-music-videos-land-on-spotify-seven-months-after-opalite-skipped-youtube-for-two-days/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-17T10:49:20+00:00 All 58 Taylor Swift music videos land on Spotify, seven months after 'Opalite' skipped YouTube for two days https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2024/04/The-Black-Dog-e1713808035335.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-hit-with-another-proposed-class-action-over-data-breach-that-leaked-information-of-55m-users/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-17T09:39:15+00:00 Suno hit with another proposed class action over data breach that leaked information of 55M users https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/06/shutterstock_2707140975-1.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/believe-france-launches-all-in-a-new-pop-entity-uniting-naive-animal63-all-night-long-and-joco/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-17T09:37:50+00:00 Believe France launches ALL IN, a new pop entity uniting naïve, Animal63, All Night Long, and Jo&Co https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/1-IMAGE-7-3.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/dice-owner-fever-raises-250m-led-by-eqt-in-what-it-calls-the-largest-ever-round-for-a-live-entertainment-tech-company/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-17T09:16:04+00:00 DICE owner Fever raises $250M led by EQT, at a $5.2B valuation, in 'largest ever' round for a live-entertainment tech company https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/702563-Francisco_Ignacio_Alexnadre-f92ef7-original-1789562705-e1789630062552.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-and-warner-press-court-to-end-us-musicians-lawsuit-over-udio-suno-deals/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-17T08:55:23+00:00 Universal and Warner press court to end US musicians' lawsuit over Udio, Suno deals https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2025/10/shutterstock_2481249389-1.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bmg-deepens-jean-michel-jarre-partnership-licensing-his-recorded-music-catalog/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-17T05:00:33+00:00 BMG deepens Jean-Michel Jarre partnership, licensing his recorded music catalog https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/BMG-Jean-Michel-Jarre-c-Philipp-Gladsome-1-1296x864.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/anthropic-bought-songbooks-scanned-them-and-destroyed-them-music-publishers-allege-now-they-want-to-know-which-songs-were-in-them/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-16T18:48:42+00:00 Anthropic bought songbooks, scanned them, and destroyed them, music publishers allege - now they want to know which songs were in them. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/shutterstock_2457318175-e1789488598205.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/believe-and-tunecore-suno-consent/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-16T18:24:40+00:00 Believe and TuneCore won't feed music to Suno without giving artists choice to opt in: 'The artist must consent first, period.' https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/Denis-Ladegaillerie-2_Credit_Anis-Martin-1296x864.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bmi-launches-free-service-to-help-us-songwriters-and-composers-find-healthcare-coverage/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-16T16:50:19+00:00 BMI launches free service to help US songwriters and composers find healthcare coverage https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/1-IMAGE-8-2.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/cyril-vetter-asks-us-supreme-court-to-reject-challenge-by-majors-and-bmg-to-ruling-that-lets-songwriters-reclaim-copyrights-worldwide/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-16T14:57:05+00:00 Cyril Vetter asks US Supreme Court to reject challenge by majors and BMG to ruling that lets songwriters reclaim copyrights worldwide https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2025/01/shutterstock_2482775329.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/judge-sends-proposed-class-action-against-stubhub-and-ceo-eric-baker-into-private-arbitration/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-16T14:51:18+00:00 Judge sends proposed class action against StubHub and CEO Eric Baker into private arbitration https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2019/11/Screen-Shot-2019-11-25-at-14.20.54-e1789539467481.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-rolls-out-global-toggle-that-lets-users-keep-kids-and-family-music-out-of-recommendations-and-wrapped/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-16T14:43:31+00:00 Spotify rolls out global toggle that lets users keep kids and family music out of recommendations and Wrapped https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/New-Project-1-1.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/live-nation-keeps-pukkelpop-but-wont-run-it-for-at-least-10-years-as-belgium-closes-its-competition-probe/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-16T14:40:09+00:00 Live Nation keeps Pukkelpop but won't run it for at least 10 years, as Belgium closes its competition probe https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/8a19b1c8416953278057cc5574d25f9f81abc8f1-e1789541286596.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kakao-entertainment-partners-with-disney-korea-on-some-10-k-pop-ip-projects-with-a-k-culture-fund-in-discussion/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-16T14:33:40+00:00 Kakao Entertainment and Disney Korea plan around 10 K-pop IP projects – plus a 'K-culture fund' https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2025/02/shutterstock_2113449845-e1738597558847.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/mnrk-music-group-acquires-recorded-catalog-of-zakk-wyldes-black-label-society/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-16T11:02:08+00:00 MNRK Music Group acquires recorded catalog of Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-15-at-13.49.03.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/new-orleans-venue-the-howlin-wolf-sues-stubhub-over-false-scarcity-ticket-ads-citing-a-24-94-ticket-listed-at-76/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-16T10:54:22+00:00 New Orleans venue The Howlin’ Wolf sues StubHub over ‘false scarcity’ ticket ads, citing a $24.94 ticket listed at $76 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/homepgpix-e1789546635231.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/independence-in-an-interdependent-industry/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-15T18:08:40+00:00 Independence in an interdependent industry. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/MBW-Views_Richard-Leach.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/panic-at-the-disco-company-sues-online-sellers-over-counterfeit-merch/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-15T16:12:43+00:00 Panic! at the Disco company sues online sellers over counterfeit merch https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/shutterstock_1100321909.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-group-sues-distrokid-ai-generated-slop/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-15T15:50:56+00:00 Universal Music Group sues DistroKid, accusing it of 'unlawful practices' and 'flooding platforms with AI-generated slop' https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/shutterstock_2419398891-1296x864.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotifys-former-head-of-innovation-raises-5-5m-pre-seed-for-music-app-startup-a-vinyl-bar-in-shibuya-dawn-ostroff-among-the-backers/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-15T11:31:17+00:00 Spotify's former Head of Innovation raises $5.5m pre-seed for music app startup; Dawn Ostroff among the backers https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/frame-mbw-4.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-elevenlabs-the-umg-ai-partner-with-an-11b-valuation-and-big-ambitions-in-music/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-15T10:19:44+00:00 5 things You Need to Know About ElevenLabs, the UMG AI partner with an $11B valuation – and big ambitions in music. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/explains-1.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/samsung-moves-to-dismiss-dua-lipas-15m-lawsuit-arguing-she-holds-no-trademark-in-her-own-image/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-15T09:24:08+00:00 Samsung moves to dismiss Dua Lipa's $15M lawsuit, arguing she holds no trademark in her own image https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/GettyImages-2266901452.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/oasis-announce-38-date-live-27-tour-with-fixed-ticket-prices-and-no-general-onsale/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-15T08:47:13+00:00 Oasis announce 38-date Live ’27 tour, with fixed ticket prices and no general onsale https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/credit-Joshua-Halling-2055-v1f1-e1789452325961-1296x730.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/aeg-presents-invests-in-greenhouse-talent-which-promotes-nearly-1500-events-a-year-across-belgium-and-the-netherlands/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-15T08:36:53+00:00 AEG Presents invests in Greenhouse Talent, which promotes nearly 1,500 events a year across Belgium and the Netherlands https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/frame-mbw-2-1.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/elevenlabs-launched-music-v2-5-shortly-after-announcing-its-umg-licensing-deal/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-15T08:36:19+00:00 ElevenLabs launched Music v2.5 – shortly after announcing its UMG licensing deal. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/poster.webp https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-hires-ex-hightouch-cfo-cherry-miao-as-its-first-finance-chief-music-is-one-of-the-things-that-makes-humans-human/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-15T08:35:48+00:00 Suno hires ex-Hightouch CFO Cherry Miao as its first finance chief: 'Music is one of the things that makes humans human' https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/frame-mbw-3.jpg