Music Business
Remy Ma Retitles Film Amidst Rick Ross Lawsuit Threat
Ma's streaming platform plans to release a movie about a prison guard-turned-rapper — a narrative that mirrors Ross' trajectory.
Afroman Prevails in Civil Lawsuit by Ohio Sheriff’s Deputies Who Raided His House
Seven officers sued the rapper of defamation and invasion of privacy for mocking them in several of his music videos. Afroman Prevails in Civil Lawsuit by Ohio Sheriff’s Deputies Who Raided His House Alex Young
Remy Ma Renames ‘The Biggest Boss’ Movie After Rick Ross Threatens Lawsuit
Ma's streaming platform plans to release a movie about a prison guard-turned-rapper — a narrative that mirrors Ross' trajectory.
Afroman Wins Verdict Rejecting Lawsuit Filed by Ohio Cops Over Mocking Music Videos
Police officers raided the "Because I Got High" rapper's Ohio home, then sued him after he ridiculed them on social media — but a jury just sided with Afroman.
BMG sues Anthropic for infringement, alleging AI firm’s $380B valuation was built on ‘stolen copyrighted works’
BMG Rights Management has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Anthropic, the AI giant behind the Claude AI chatbot. Source
Mark Cuban Critiques the Music Industry's Investment Potential
On the new episode of Billboard's On the Record podcast, Cuban discusses how agentic AI, prediction markets and lower drug costs can impact the industry.
BMG Files Lawsuit Against Anthropic Over AI Training Data
The music company alleges the company's popular AI chatbot Claude was trained on unlicensed compositions and now spits out infringing lyrics.
Lorde embraces a 'clean slate' as record deal concludes
“When I see an opportunity for a clean slate I take it”
Lorde Reveals Her 17-Year Record Deal Has Come to an End, Says She’s Ready for a ‘Clean Slate’
The change has left the singer with "a feeling of openness and possibility," she says.
BMG Sues Anthropic, Entering AI Copyright Battlefield: ‘Egregious Law-Breaking’
The music company alleges the company's popular AI chatbot Claude was trained on unlicensed compositions and now spits out infringing lyrics.
Why Mark Cuban Thinks Music Is (Basically) ‘the Worst Industry Ever’ for Investors
On the new episode of Billboard's On the Record podcast, Cuban discusses how agentic AI, prediction markets and lower drug costs can impact the industry.
A new WMG deal, an Ed Sheeran collaboration and 10M AI music production users… 3 things we learned from Tencent Music’s Q4 earnings call
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) published its Q4 and full-year 2025 results on Tuesday (March 17). Here are three things that stood out. Source
Billboard's Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
“Push the reset button on the debate on AI and copyright”: The music industry breathes a sigh of relief as plans to let AI firms pilfer copyrighted material are dropped
Consultation found only 3% supported government plans
Sir Lucian Grainge just became the first music exec at NVIDIA’s ‘Super Bowl of AI’. Here’s what he said.
Universal Music Group's Chairman & CEO just became the first music industry leader to take the stage at NVIDIA's GTC conference Source
Black Music's Significant Economic Impact in the UK
The report also found that Black artists and professionals face disparities in contracts, pay, funding and support
Billboard Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Chance the Rapper's Legal Dispute with Former Manager
Chance fired Pat the Manager in 2020 and both parties have since exchanged lawsuits.
New report shows Black music is “central force powering the UK music industry” by 80 per cent and £24.5billion
The report also found that Black artists and professionals face disparities in contracts, pay, funding and support
A Timeline of the Legal Battle Between Chance the Rapper & His Former Manager Pat Corcoran
Chance fired Pat the Manager in 2020 and both parties have since exchanged lawsuits.