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Kim Kardashian & Kris Jenner Clear Major Hurdle in Ray J Defamation Lawsuit
A judge denied Ray J’s motion to outright dismiss libel claims brought by the famous mother-daughter duo.
Kim Kardashian & Kris Jenner Clear Major Hurdle in Ray J Defamation Lawsuit
A judge denied Ray J’s motion to outright dismiss libel claims brought by the famous mother-daughter duo.
AFEM and DDEX Address Music Rights Infrastructure
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
TicketSwap Featured by AFEM
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TicketSwap Featured in AFEM Member
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
CAMM 2026: 5 Key Moments That Defined the Central American Musical Epicenter
Central America Music Market celebrated its third edition in Panama, reaffirming its position as a strategic hub for music in the region.
CAMM 2026: 5 Key Moments That Defined the Central American Musical Epicenter
Central America Music Market celebrated its third edition in Panama, reaffirming its position as a strategic hub for music in the region.
Suno AI partners with BMG
The agreement arrives ahead of Suno's launch of its first generative AI model "developed in partnership with the music industry"
Weeks after Beyoncé’s ‘Alien Superstar’ sample suit was dismissed, a second one is filed – this time Beyoncé is a defendant
The other defendants are Parkwood Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing, W Chappell Music Corp. and John Holiday. Source
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"
Amy Helm accused of causing $2million in damages to Levon Helm Studio in new lawsuit
Drummer and singer of The Band, Levon Helm died in 2012, aged 71
Spotify to start labelling “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 music in that way will self-declare that fact, but will also be monitoring for undeclared AI personas
Music Rights Discussion Event
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
Tencent Music reveals 11% growth in its music-related revenues
In days of yore (well, up until earlier this year) our lead for stories on financial results from Chinese streaming giant Tencent Music would focus on how many paying users it had.
Québec study warns of a slowdown in growth for music streams
When the music industry frets about a ‘streaming slowdown’ it’s usually about subscriber numbers and revenues. A report from Canadian province Québec focuses on another metric: actual streams. “In 2025, there were 31.9 billion streams on on-demand streaming platforms in Québec, up by just 3% compare
JYP Entertainment’s Q2 revenues fell 15.1% YoY, net profit down 40.3%, in the gap between Stray Kids’ world tours
That high base was the same quarter of 2025, when Stray Kids' dominATE world tour was still on the road. Source
BMG and Suno Announce AI Music Licensing Agreement
Under the agreement, which also settles Suno's past use of BMG works, artists and songwriters must opt in to their music being used for AI inputs and outputs.
Exceleration Music partners with Christian hip-hop label Reach Records
The deal gives Reach worldwide physical and digital distribution through Redeye Worldwide, the distributor Exceleration acquired in September 2023. Source
Excel Entertainment and Universal Music’s sub-label Excel Music is here
In January, the Universal Music Group announced that it had acquired a 30% stake in Excel Entertainment, the Indian production house behind such hit Bollywood movies and soundtracks as Dil […] The post is from Music Ally.