Music Business
Suno and Anthropic Sued for Copyright Infringement
Reservoir also filed a separate lawsuit against Anthropic in the same court on the same day. Source
Universal Music Group & AI Gaming Company TYGER Announce Licensing Deal
The new agreement allows for UMG songs to be streamed in real-time for gamers.
Former Virgin Music Comms Head Liz Morentin Launches Strategic Communications Agency
Greenvalley Media & Marketing will serve entertainment, media and technology companies and their leaders.
Universal Music Group & AI Gaming Company TYGER Announce Licensing Deal
The new agreement allows for UMG songs to be streamed in real-time for gamers.
Former Beatles Business HQ on the Market
Yours - if you have a few spare million in your wallet
Reservoir sues AI music platforms over alleged copyright infringement
The indie publisher says the AI labs stole songs by Madonna and Johnny Cash to train their models to spit out new ones.
Event-marketing firm Hive raises $27m Series B funding round
Hive has helped its 1,600-plus venue, promoter and festival clients to sell more than $1bn of tickets using its event-marketing platform. Now it’s raised some money of its own to continue growing. The post is from Music Ally.
Suno and Anthropic sued by Reservoir for infringing songs by Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash, Madonna and more
Reservoir also filed a separate lawsuit against Anthropic in the same court on the same day. Source
Reservoir sues Suno and Anthropic for infringing songs by Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash, Madonna and more
Reservoir also filed a separate lawsuit against Anthropic in the same court on the same day. Source
Reservoir Sues Suno & Anthropic in Latest Lawsuits Over AI Music: ‘Meant to Replace the Artists’
The indie publisher says the AI labs stole songs by Madonna and Johnny Cash to train their models to spit out new ones.
Generative AI in Music: Three Key Debates to Be Discussed
This Friday, CMU’s Chris Cooke will join a panel discussion at Un-Convention on music and AI. Generative AI models that output music pose lots of questions for the music industry, which can make such
US Supreme Court Declines Review of Termination Rights Ruling Due to Conflicts of Interest
An attempt by the major music publishers and BMG to persuade the US Supreme Court to overturn a landmark songwriter-friendly termination rights ruling has failed, because of BMG’s involvement. Basical
Spotify's Q3 2026 Results Show Subscriber Growth and Projected Profitability
Spotify published its financial results for Q3 2026 (the three months to the end of September) earlier today (October 22). Source
Spotify is on course for $3.3B annual operating profit in 2026 – after adding 6M subscribers in Q3
Spotify published its financial results for Q3 2026 (the three months to the end of September) earlier today (October 22). Source
"People in the industry assumed I didn’t make my own music": Martin Garrix reflects on his journey from bedroom producer to EDM superstar on "debut pop album"
The 14-track project features Madonna, U2 and Ed Sheeran and finds Garrix on lead vocals for the first time
Spotify Subscriber Gains Beat Expectations, Driving Double-Digit Revenue Growth in Q3
"This was a quarter where we did what we said," said Spotify Co-CEO Alex Norström.
Spotify Q3 2026 financial results reveal double-digit revenue and subscriber growth
Spotify is closing in on the milestone of 800 million active users this side of Christmas, based on its Q3 2026 financial results. The post is from Music Ally.
Spotify Subscriber Gains Beat Expectations, Driving Double-Digit Revenue Growth in Q3
"This was a quarter where we did what we said," said Spotify Co-CEO Alex Norström.
US Supreme Court rejects attempt to overturn songwriter ruling
An attempt by the major music publishers and BMG to persuade the US Supreme Court to overturn a landmark songwriter-friendly termination rights ruling has failed, because of BMG’s involvement. Basical
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Publisher's Termination Rights Case
An attempt by the major music publishers and BMG to persuade the US Supreme Court to overturn a landmark songwriter-friendly termination rights ruling has failed, because of BMG’s involvement. Basical