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 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/non-english-speaking-artists-account-for-30-of-live-nations-top-50-tours-up-from-8-pre-covid-and-47-of-the-top-75-international-markets-lack-the-arenas-to-host-them/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-14T19:18:00+00:00 Non-English-speaking artists now account for 30% of Live Nation's top 50 tours – but 47 of the top 75 international markets lack modern arenas to host them https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2024/09/Live-Nation_Joe-Berchtold.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/matt-serletic-grammy-winning-producer-ex-virgin-records-amazon-music-exec-named-dean-of-the-university-of-miamis-frost-school-of-music/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-14T18:34:01+00:00 Matt Serletic – Grammy-winning producer, ex-Virgin Records, Amazon Music exec – named Dean of the University of Miami's Frost School of Music https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/1-IMAGE-7-2.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-promotes-mia-nygren-to-vice-president-and-general-manager-for-europe-and-latin-america/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-14T18:23:20+00:00 Spotify promotes Mia Nygren to Vice President and General Manager for Europe and Latin America https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/MG_6334-Editar-1440x550-1-e1789097952977.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/in-addition-to-its-vinyl-move-now-suno-is-readying-a-merch-store/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-14T18:19:30+00:00 In addition to its vinyl move, now Suno is readying a merch store. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-14-at-19.02.40-e1789409957106.png https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/distrokid-new-anti-fraud-standards-unlike-cd-baby/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-14T17:56:07+00:00 DistroKid, distributing 'roughly 40%' of all new music, hasn't yet signed IFPI's new anti-fraud standards... unlike CD Baby. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/07/shutterstock_2417455189.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bts-label-bighit-music-opens-global-audition-in-15-cities-in-search-of-new-male-talent/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-14T15:21:38+00:00 BTS label BIGHIT MUSIC opens global audition in 15 cities in search of new male talent https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/BIGHIT-MUSIC-LAUNCHES-2026-BIGHIT-MUSIC-GLOBAL-AUDITION-TO-DISCOVER-NEW-TALENT-e1789370183856.png https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/eitaro-shibasaki-named-chief-business-officer-at-warner-music-japan/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-14T15:20:43+00:00 Eitaro Shibasaki named Chief Business Officer at Warner Music Japan https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/image-e1789359680517.png