Music Business
SOCAN Acquires CMRRA, Consolidating Canadian Music Licensing
SOCAN, the performing rights society for Canadian songwriters, has bought CMRRA, Canada’s mechanical rights organisation. It means performing rights and mechanical rights will be licensed via one soci
Sony Music Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
The complaint states that Kroger disclosed advertising costs of approximately $1.18 billion in 2025. Source
Round Hill Lawsuits Against AI Music Platforms
Round Hill says statutory damages could approach or exceed $1 billion in each case, and intends to take both Suno and Anthropic to trial. Source
Two Lawsuits Filed Against Suno Following Data Breach
Following the recent media reports that data connected to 55.3 million Suno users was accessed by hackers last November, two class action lawsuits have now been filed against the AI company over its f
Major Labels Propose AI Chart Eligibility Rules
The major labels and an assortment of indies have proposed a set of rules for when AI-generated recordings should be eligible for the music charts. They say only AI-assisted tracks should be allowed t
SOCAN Acquires CMRRA, Consolidating Canadian Music Licensing
SOCAN, the performing rights society for Canadian songwriters, has bought CMRRA, Canada’s mechanical rights organisation. It means performing rights and mechanical rights will be licensed via one soci
Sony Music Alleges Copyright Infringement by Kroger
The complaint states that Kroger disclosed advertising costs of approximately $1.18 billion in 2025. Source
Round Hill Lawsuits Against AI Music Platforms
Round Hill says statutory damages could approach or exceed $1 billion in each case, and intends to take both Suno and Anthropic to trial. Source
Two Lawsuits Filed Against Suno After Data Breach
Following the recent media reports that data connected to 55.3 million Suno users was accessed by hackers last November, two class action lawsuits have now been filed against the AI company over its f
Record Labels Propose AI Music Chart Eligibility Rules
The major labels and an assortment of indies have proposed a set of rules for when AI-generated recordings should be eligible for the music charts. They say only AI-assisted tracks should be allowed t
SOCAN Acquires CMRRA, Consolidating Canadian Music Licensing
SOCAN, the performing rights society for Canadian songwriters, has bought CMRRA, Canada’s mechanical rights organisation. It means performing rights and mechanical rights will be licensed via one soci
Sony Music Files Copyright Lawsuit Against Kroger
The complaint states that Kroger disclosed advertising costs of approximately $1.18 billion in 2025. Source
Round Hill Pursues Lawsuits Against Suno and Anthropic
Round Hill says statutory damages could approach or exceed $1 billion in each case, and intends to take both Suno and Anthropic to trial. Source
Songwriter AI victory in Europe as GEMA beats Suno in copyright lawsuit
The European music industry has scored a significant win when it comes to AI and copyright, with a German court siding with collecting society GEMA against Suno. Judges ruled that Suno breached US and
Sony Music Alleges Copyright Infringement by Kroger
The complaint states that Kroger disclosed advertising costs of approximately $1.18 billion in 2025. Source
Round Hill Pursues Lawsuits Against Suno and Anthropic
Round Hill says statutory damages could approach or exceed $1 billion in each case, and intends to take both Suno and Anthropic to trial. Source
AI Songwriter Sued for Copyright Infringement
The European music industry has scored a significant win when it comes to AI and copyright, with a German court siding with collecting society GEMA against Suno. Judges ruled that Suno breached US and
Sony Music Alleges Copyright Infringement by Kroger
The complaint states that Kroger disclosed advertising costs of approximately $1.18 billion in 2025. Source
Round Hill's Lawsuits Against Suno and Anthropic
Round Hill says statutory damages could approach or exceed $1 billion in each case, and intends to take both Suno and Anthropic to trial. Source
Universal and Sony sue rogue music app Musi
Universal and Sony are suing Musi, the app that pulls in its music from YouTube rather than having its own deals with the music industry. That approach got Musi kicked out of the Apple App Store, and