Music Business
Disney Music Group President Ken Bunt to receive MUSEXPO’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Bunt oversees the marketing and distribution of Disney's recorded music, music publishing and live concert businesses. Source
Travis Scott Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Yacht Incident
The rapper was arrested over the incident but did not face criminal charges.
Merlin Appoints Dan Nevin as VP, Industry Relations
Nevin will lead Merlin's engagement with independent trade associations and strategic partners worldwide as vice president, industry relations, a new role.
Travis Scott Faces Lawsuit Over Yacht Incident
The rapper was arrested over the incident but did not face criminal charges.
Merlin Appoints Dan Nevin as VP, Industry Relations
Nevin will lead Merlin's engagement with independent trade associations and strategic partners worldwide as vice president, industry relations, a new role.
Merlin Appoints Dan Nevin as VP, Industry Relations
Nevin will lead Merlin's engagement with independent trade associations and strategic partners worldwide as vice president, industry relations, a new role.
How To Define Success As A Music Producer In A Metrics-Driven Industry
Learning how to define success as a music producer gets easier once stream counts, social metrics, industry recognition, and support from influential people no longer serve as the main points of reference (A tough feat, I know). Those markers can undoubtedly create real opportunities, and thus they
Billboard: BTS ‘Swim’ Lawsuit, Bad Bunny Ruling, StubHub Class Action & More Top Music Law News
In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, HYBE faces a pair of copyright cases, Bad Bunny gets bad news, StubHub sued over scalping, and much more.
Music Law Weekly: BTS Lawsuit, Bad Bunny Ruling, and StubHub Class Action
In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, HYBE faces a pair of copyright cases, Bad Bunny gets bad news, StubHub sued over scalping, and much more.
Music Law News: BTS Lawsuit, Bad Bunny Ruling, StubHub Class Action
In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, HYBE faces a pair of copyright cases, Bad Bunny gets bad news, StubHub sued over scalping, and much more.
BTS ‘Swim’ Lawsuit, Bad Bunny Ruling, StubHub Class Action & More Top Music Law News
In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, HYBE faces a pair of copyright cases, Bad Bunny gets bad news, StubHub sued over scalping, and much more.
StubHub claiming to be a fan-to-fan marketplace while its head honcho finances professional super touts is fraudulent concealment, says class action lawsuit
Last week it was revealed that StubHub CEO Eric Baker is also MD of a company that is directly involved in touting tickets, a revelation that could hinder the company’s ongoing lobbying efforts in the US and beyond. It has also prompted a class action lawsuit filed by a ticket buyer
Warner Music insists ‘new use’ clause in union agreement doesn’t mean musicians are due a share of AI money
Warner Music has responded to a lawsuit filed by US musicians union AFM over its AI deals. The union says a ‘new use’ clause in its performer agreement means its members should get compensation from the deals with Suno and Udio - but Warner says AFM is interpreting that clause incorrectly
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
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 Explores Electronic Music Release Lifecycle
Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.
Nicki Minaj Faces Legal Action for Unpaid Bills
A judge is weighing a default judgment after Minaj failed to respond to a lawsuit demanding payment of a hefty legal bill from a 2023 copyright case.
Nicki Minaj Owes $230K in Unpaid Legal Bills, Law Firm Says — and Judge Might Force Her to Pay Up
A judge is weighing a default judgment after Minaj failed to respond to a lawsuit demanding payment of a hefty legal bill from a 2023 copyright case.
UK Government Launches Music Strategy to Boost Opportunity
Industry figures welcome proposals in Turn It Up: Our Plan For Music
Jeremy Erlich’s Alta Music Group launches publishing division led by Zeb Berg
Sony Music Publishing will support and administer Alta Publishing worldwide. Source