Music Business
Bad Bunny Accuser Blasts Star’s Demand to Repay $500K Legal Bill After Failed Sample Lawsuit
Bunny wants payback after beating a "frivolous" copyright case, but his accuser says it shouldn't be punished for filing a case it still believes it could have won.
Mitch Winehouse loses legal battle over Amy Winehouse auction proceeds
Two friends of Amy Winehouse have defeated a lawsuit filed against them by her father, Mitch Winehouse. The dispute related to auctions of items connected to Amy, with Mitch claiming her friends “concealed” they were personally selling items alongside those put up for sale by his daughter’s estate
Remembering Prince: A Look Back at His 2013 Billboard Cover Story
Marking 10th anniversary of icon’s death, Gail Mitchell looks back at interview to include moments that didn’t make the published story.
Teddy Swims and Josh Groban to Perform at Grammy Hall of Fame Gala Honoring Warner Records
Atlantic Records and Republic Records were the label honorees at the two previous Grammy Hall of Fame galas.
Music Attorney Lisa Alter and Her Team Navigate Catalog Deals for Major Labels
As the co-founder of Alter Kendrick & Baron, Alter and her team have worked on catalog deals for Primary Wave, BMG and more.
Kraftwerk copyright battle rages on as Court of Justice of the EU delivers landmark ruling in sampling case
The CJEU's ruling could have wide-ranging implications for artists that employ sampling in their creative process
Kraftwerk copyright battle rages on as CJEU delivers landmark ruling in sampling case
The Court of Justice of the EU's decision could have wide-ranging implications for artists that sample other artists' work
Revisiting Prince’s 2013 Billboard Cover Story: ‘UR Pen Is Like My Guitar’
Marking 10th anniversary of icon’s death, Gail Mitchell looks back at interview to include moments that didn’t make the published story.
Music Attorney Lisa Alter on Her Nearly All-Woman Team & Helping Clients Avoid Catalog Market Pitfalls
As the co-founder of Alter Kendrick & Baron, Alter and her team have worked on catalog deals for Primary Wave, BMG and more.
Teddy Swims & Josh Groban to Perform at 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala as Their Label, Warner Records, Is Honored
Atlantic Records and Republic Records were the label honorees at the two previous Grammy Hall of Fame galas.
Why infrastructure is the key to Africa’s long-term music success: guest column
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns voicing the opinions of notable authors, or advancing specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion, are not paid-for, and do not necessarily reflect Music Ally’s own opinion. You can read our guest col
Amazon will invest up to $25bn more in AI company Anthropic
Despite a damaging fallout with the White House – and ongoing lawsuits from music publishers – AI company Anthropic continues to have no problems raising huge amounts of funding from tech giants. Amazon has just invested another $5bn in the company “with up to an additional $20 billion in the future
Music Venue Trust looks to the future with ‘proactive’ investment
UK charity the Music Venue Trust has published its latest report, which sets out its stall as an organisation looking to the future, rather than just fighting fires in the grassroots live sector. “For more than a decade, much of our work has been reactive. We have fought closures, challenged unfair
PopArabia adds distribution with acquisition of Viral Wave
PopArabia has made its name with publishing and label services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, but now it is adding distribution too. The company is acquiring label and distributor Viral Wave, which is based in Egypt’s capital Cairo. Its senior commercial manager Rania Ibrahim
UMG and Concord sue fashion startup Quince for music in socials
Repeat after us: individuals can use copyrighted music in their social posts thanks to the licensing deals struck by those platforms… but brands can’t. They need sync licences, although a succession of brands have been sued by labels for ignoring that fact and using their tracks anyway. The latest l
Deezer says that AI-generated tracks are now 44% of its uploads
Deezer has published its latest update on how much AI-generated music is being uploaded to its service. The total now stands at nearly 75,000 tracks a day – 44% of total daily uploads. As a quick recap, this has increased from around10,000 tracks a day in January 2025, when they accounted for around
Matt Gralen promoted to CEO of Beatport, Helen Sartory upped to President & COO, as longtime Chief Exec Robb McDaniels moves to Executive Chairman role
Gralen previously served as President and CFO, while Sartory was most recently Chief Revenue Officer. Source
Greater Music Group aims to rethink the modern label – with AI at its heart
Companies in the music industry are using AI in various ways. But few are doing it quite as ambitiously as Greater Music Group. The post is from Music Ally.
AFEM Features Unison in Member Spotlight
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
Billboard's Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.