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Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
FIFA World Cup Ticket Prices Drop Amidst Market Flooding
FIFA won't admit that they initially overpriced the games, but large swaths of seats are now appearing on the secondary market for more affordable prices. FIFA World Cup Ticket Prices Drop As Inventor
Travis Scott, SZA Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Telekinesis’ Dropped
Victory Boyd claimed Scott's 2023 hit song was built from a demo she created with Ye, but she's now ending a case that was "draining her creatively and spiritually."
Simon Raymonde Sells Cocteau Twins Publishing Catalog to Seeker Music
The deal includes his entire body of work with the iconic dream pop band.
Billboard's Comprehensive Guide to Music Industry Events
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins Sells Publishing Catalog to Seeker Music
The deal includes his entire body of work with the iconic dream pop band.
Travis Scott, SZA Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Telekinesis’ Dropped by Accuser: ‘Decided to Forgive’
Victory Boyd claimed Scott's 2023 hit song was built from a demo she created with Ye, but she's now ending a case that was "draining her creatively and spiritually."
FIFA World Cup Ticket Prices Drop As Inventory Floods Secondary Market
FIFA won't admit that they initially overpriced the games, but large swaths of seats are now appearing on the secondary market for more affordable prices. FIFA World Cup Ticket Prices Drop As Inventory Floods Secondary Market Paolo Ragusa
Seeker Music Acquires Simon Raymonde's Publishing Catalog
The deal covers Raymonde's body of work as a member of the Scottish band, including his co-writes on the 1990 album Heaven or Las Vegas. Source
The MLC Confirmed as Mechanical Licensing Collective
The Register originally designated The MLC in July 2019 Source
UK Live Industry Urges Faster Action on Ticket Resale
The legislation was promised by the Labour party in their 2024 election manifesto.
US court overturns 2 Live Crew’s successful termination rights claim, but on a bankruptcy technicality
In 2024 members of 2 Live Crew successfully reclaimed rights in their 1980s recordings by exercising the termination right in US copyright law. However, an appeals court has stopped the rights reversion because one of those members, Mark Ross, lost his termination right when he went bankrupt in 2000
US Register of Copyrights continues The MLC’s designation as the statutory Mechanical Licensing Collective – as total royalties distributed to songwriters and publishers near $4B
The Register originally designated The MLC in July 2019 Source
SXSW London 2026: AEG’s Alex Hill Says U.K. Live Industry Wants to Move ‘Quicker’ Than Government on Ticket Resale Legislation
The legislation was promised by the Labour party in their 2024 election manifesto.
Seeker Music acquires the publishing catalog of Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde
The deal covers Raymonde's body of work as a member of the Scottish band, including his co-writes on the 1990 album Heaven or Las Vegas. Source
AI Is Scaling Biases That the Music Industry Has Already Built (Guest Column)
Long-embedded music business inequities are being baked into AI training data that will shape what gets heard for years to come.
Suno Secures $400M Funding for New AI Music Model
"In the coming months, we’ll begin rolling out our first music model developed in partnership with the music industry," Suno co-founder & CEO Mikey Shulman wrote in a post announcing the fundraise.
After Suno, Udio asks court to seal the size of its AI training data in Sony Music’s copyright case, also citing ‘competitive harm’
Udio argues that competitors could use the figure to build rival products faster and more cheaply. Source
Suno Raised $400M Ahead of New AI Model Made in Partnership With Music Industry Establishment
"In the coming months, we’ll begin rolling out our first music model developed in partnership with the music industry," Suno co-founder & CEO Mikey Shulman wrote in a post announcing the fundraise.
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