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TicketSwap Member Feature

Our latest Member Feature is now live, featuring Aron Farkas, International Growth Manager at TicketSwap: Europe’s leading ethical secondary ticketing marketplace, bringing fans and experiences togeth

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Kobalt signs on for Spotify’s AI fan-made covers and remixes

Kobalt has signed on for Spotify’s upcoming AI-powered ‘fan-made covers and remixes’ features, with a licensing deal.

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Suno rolls out a major DAW update with its Suno Studio 2.0

Suno’s fortnight of big announcements – alright, the losing-a-big-lawsuit-to-GEMA one wasn’t its plan – continues. Meet Suno Studio 2.0.

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Punjabi sample helps turns India into the second biggest market for Francis Mercier

‘Sadete’, Haitian electronic music DJ and producer Francis Mercier’s new collaboration with his Turkish counterpart Mahmut Orhan — which has sparked an AI “octopus rave” online trend — owes at […] The post is from Music Ally.

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Suno secures BMG licensing deal ahead of new model launch

BMG is the first significant rightsholder to ink a licensing deal with Suno since Warner Music Group announced an alliance with the AI company nine months ago. Source

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Beyoncé faces new lawsuit over 'Alien Superstar' sample

The other defendants are Parkwood Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing, W Chappell Music Corp. and John Holiday. Source

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German Court Rules Against AI Music Tool Suno

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

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Universal and Sony Sue 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

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Spotify to Label AI Personas

Spotify will start labelling “AI personas” next month, so artists that don’t really exist but which have a profile on the streaming service with an AI-generated identity. It hopes anyone releasing mus

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Second Sample Lawsuit Filed Against Beyoncé

The other defendants are Parkwood Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing, W Chappell Music Corp. and John Holiday. Source

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Live Nation Settles Lawsuit Over Luke Bryan Concert Assault

A concertgoer had alleged that poor security measures by Live Nation permitted an assault near the end of the country music star's concert. Live Nation Settles Lawsuit Over Luke Bryan Concert Fight Th

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AI's ties to major labels deepen as Suno strikes licensing deal with BMG

The agreement arrives ahead of Suno's launch of its first generative AI model "developed in partnership with the music industry"

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Live Nation Settles Lawsuit Over Luke Bryan Concert Fight

A concert goer had alleged that poor security measures by Live Nation permitted an assault near the end of the country music star's concert. Live Nation Settles Lawsuit Over Luke Bryan Concert Fight T

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Live Nation Settles Lawsuit Over Luke Bryan Concert Fight

A concert goer had alleged that poor security measures by Live Nation permitted an assault near the end of the country music star's concert. Live Nation Settles Lawsuit Over Luke Bryan Concert Fight Travis Bland

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Live Nation Settles Lawsuit Over Luke Bryan Concert Fight That Left Fan wit Brain Damage

A concertgoer had alleged that poor security measures by Live Nation permitted an assault near the end of the country music star's concert. Live Nation Settles Lawsuit Over Luke Bryan Concert Fight That Left Fan wit Brain Damage Travis Bland

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Suno Partners with BMG for Generative AI Model

The agreement arrives ahead of Suno's launch of its first generative AI model "developed in partnership with the music industry"

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Mariah Angeliq Signs With Pitbull’s Mr. 305 Records

The new single, which marks the Miami-born artist’s first release with the label, is a personal song about growth, healing and self-acceptance.

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YEONJUN Brings ‘NO LABELS’ to Life at Billboard Live: Photos From Inside TOMORROW X TOGETHER Singer’s West Hollywood Concert & Sit-Down Chat

YEONJUN opened up about his solo journey and the making of 'NO LABELS Pt. 2' before performing six songs for a room full of lucky fans.

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Romeo Santos Sues Accounting Firm for Malpractice Over Financial Mistakes He Says Cost Him Millions

The star singer says he hired a firm that sold itself as an "entertainment-industry specialist," but that it botched his taxes so badly that he lost millions.

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Romeo Santos Sues Accounting Firm for Malpractice Over Financial Mistakes He Says Cost Him Millions

The star singer says he hired a firm that sold itself as an "entertainment-industry specialist," but that it botched his taxes so badly that he lost millions.