Music Business
‘India at its core is a song-driven economy, moving toward a personality-led, show business economy.’
Times Music CEO Mandar Thakur talks catalog acquisitions, India’s subscription challenge, and why he believes Indian music’s biggest opportunity lies abroad... Source
AFEM and DDEX Explore Music Rights Infrastructure Challenges
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
AFEM Endorses EMMA-Led Initiative for Artist Rights in AI Music Deals
AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.
Electronic Music Release Lifecycle Session Offered
Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.
Suno muscles into vinyl market, plans to let users press their AI songs onto 12-inch records
Company has opened a waitlist for Suno Vinyl, a service that turns songs made on its platform into physical records Source
AFEM and DDEX to Discuss 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
AFEM Joins Call for Artist Consent in AI Music Deals
AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.
AFEM Session to Detail Electronic Music Release Lifecycle
Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.
WMG calendar Q2: Total revenue up 9.3% YoY to $1.86B; subscription streaming revenues rose 11% YoY
Warner Music Group has issued its full financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 Source
Suno becomes first customer of Musixmatch’s Sentinel, which screens AI prompts and outputs for copyrighted material
Suno has integrated the technology to identify when copyrighted compositions, lyrics, and music may be present, Musixmatch said on Thursday (August 6). Source
Power Up announces 40 participants for sixth year of programme
Power Up is the award-winning long-term initiative co-founded by PRS Foundation and Ben Wynter, and aims to drive meaningful change by investing in Black music creators, industry professionals and executives in the UK.
Full WMG earnings report now out; some analysts predict revenue growth slowdown
Earlier this week, WMG released some highlights of its quarterly results sooner than expected. Now, the whole report is out and beyond what we knew – total revenue is $1.86bn, of which recorded revenue is $1.49bn, and lots of operating cash flow growth – the rest of the results have been regarded as
Symphonic partners with Artyshield to offer AI protection platform MusicShield
Distributer Symphonic have partnered with ArtyShield, an AI platform that helps rightsholders protect their work from unauthorised AI use. Symphonic clients can now access some of ArtyShield’s tools for free, including access to MusicShield, a tool that is designed to “help protect music before it i
AFEM Supports EMMA's Call for Consent in AI Music Deals
AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.
AFEM to Detail Electronic Music Release Lifecycle
Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.
Suno Details Plans to Regulate AI Song Downloads, Emphasizing Originality
The new post arrives about a week after Suno was held liable for infringing German song copyrights in a landmark court ruling.
Quarterly reports season: focus shifts onto future streaming revenue growth strategies
It’s nearly over, folks – we’ve had most of the big music-oriented results now – and the takeaway by the market seems to be one of cautious approval, with a keen eye on the future.
Suno Shares Plan to Limit AI Song Downloads, Details ‘Principles’: ‘AI Should Enable Originality, Not Imitation’
The new post arrives about a week after Suno was held liable for infringing German song copyrights in a landmark court ruling.
Kanye West’s Vultures II and Bully Used AI, New Lawsuit Alleges
An anonymous producer is seeking compensation for what he claims was unpaid and uncredited work on both albums
Anthropic seeks partial dismissal in music publishers’ $3B lyrics suit – as CEO moves to drop the direct-infringement claim against him
The two filings target the case that Concord Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group and ABKCO are pursuing over more than 20,000 songs. Source