Music Business
HarbourView Acquires Stake in Max Martin & Shellback's Songwriting Collective
Under the strategic partnership, HarbourView now owns the publisher's share of hits performed by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and more.
HarbourView Buys Stake in Max Martin & Shellback’s Songwriting Collective
Under the strategic partnership, HarbourView now owns the publisher's share of hits performed by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and more.
PPL India reinstated as a copyright society after a 12-year absence
The registration was granted by the Government of India, through the office of the Registrar of Copyrights, on June 11 Source
HarbourView acquires publisher’s share of select songs from Max Martin and Shellback’s Wolf Cousins collective
The compositions include songs recorded by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Imagine Dragons, Ellie Goulding, Tove Lo, DNCE and Demi Lovato. Source
Live Nation Confirms CEO Talked to Trump Before Surprise Settlement in Antitrust Lawsuit
In court filings, the concert giant disclosed that the White House was directly involved in talks ahead of a settlement that critics have called a "sweetheart deal."
Taylor Swift is fighting a trademark lawsuit over The Life of a Showgirl. Here’s what a new amended complaint argues, and what’s at stake.
Swift's lawyers moved to dismiss the lawsuit in May Source
Live Nation Confirms CEO Talked to Trump Before Surprise Settlement in Antitrust Lawsuit
In court filings, the concert giant disclosed that the White House was directly involved in talks ahead of a settlement that critics have called a "sweetheart deal."
AFEM x 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
Live Nation boss Michael Rapino talked to Trump, hired Trump allies, reveals latest filing in antitrust case
Live Nation has filed a summary of its communications with the US government when it was trying to get the DoJ to settle its antitrust lawsuit, including a conversation between CEO Michael Rapino and Donald Trump. The settlement is controversial, which means this filing will get extra scrutiny
Live industry and consumer rights groups call on EU to ban dynamic pricing for events
The European Commission is currently drafting a new EU Digital Fairness Act, and live music and consumer rights groups reckon it should include a ban of dynamic pricing for live events. They say dynamic pricing in ticketing means “consumers increasingly face unpredictable price increases”
Country Profile – Poland 2026
Poland’s music industry is in rude health – although exports remain problematic.
Training Ariana Grande & Timothée Chalamet: Inside the World of Hollywood’s Top Vocal Coach | Billboard On The Record
From coaching superstars like Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes and ROSÉ to training actors like Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie and Austin Butler, Eric Vetro has become one of the most in-demand vocal coaches in the entertainment industry. Vetro sits down on this week’s episode of Billboard On The Reco
More Prediction Markets: Meta aiming to create prediction market platform – report
Meta’s internal R&D team has long been trying to build new stuff that allows the company to expand outside of its titanic trios of Instagram and Facebook – with varying success. While Threads is still gaining traction, and the Ray-Ban smart glasses collab is a work in progress, the metaverse platfo
Luminate data: US market diversifying away from domestic and Anglophone music
The US has always, understandably, been a domestic-centric market – but it’s now at a “vibrant international crossroads”, a new Luminate report says. While two thirds of on-demand audio streams are still of US artists, and by American artists, that dominance is steadily eroding each year. In the fi
Senior Manager, Paid Media & Growth Strategy // The Orchard (London)
The Orchard are seeking a Senior Manager, Paid Media & Growth Strategy to serve as the dedicated strategic lead for the UK market, bridging local marketing priorities with The Orchard’s global Paid Media framework. Closes 20th July
UK competition watchdog levies £900k fine on StubHub UK and orders additional £590k refund to customers
The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) watchdog has levied a £900,000 fine on StubHub UK for “drip pricing” and ordered it to also refund 50,000 customers to the tune of £590,000 – on average around £10 per transaction.
Record Label Apologizes for Confederate Flag T-Shirt
"We would like to extend our sincere apologies for the concern, discomfort, and disappointment caused by the vintage T-shirt that appeared in a recently shared photograph”
Former NCT member Mark’s record label apologise for Confederate flag t-shirt
"We would like to extend our sincere apologies for the concern, discomfort, and disappointment caused by the vintage T-shirt that appeared in a recently shared photograph”
StubHub fined $1.2M by UK market watchdog over hidden fees, ordered to refund more than 50,000 customers
The CMA said StubHub UK broke consumer law by adding mandatory charges only at the final stage of checkout, a practice known as drip pricing. Source
Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia acquires Sound Pollution Songs catalog of around 5,000 works
The acquired catalog includes works performed by acts including Sabaton, Twilight Force, Wormwood, Bonafide, Elaine, Foredoom and Rexoria. Source