Music Business
LabelWorx Launches Elevate To Help Electronic Labels Move Faster
LabelWorx is launching Elevate, a new growth program for electronic music labels that need capital and guidance before royalty money finally catches up to the work they are already doing. That is the part that feels worth paying attention to here. Independent labels can have records moving, artists
Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Nelly Awarded $67,000 from Lawyer's Dismissed Lawsuit
An attorney must repay the rapper's huge legal bill from a copyright lawsuit that his lawyers said “should never have been brought.”
Nelly Wins $67K Fine From Lawyer Who Filed ‘Baseless’ Lawsuit Over ‘Country Grammar’
An attorney must repay the rapper's huge legal bill from a copyright lawsuit that his lawyers said “should never have been brought.”
MNEK Signs With Sony Music Publishing UK
Neil Medley re-ups with River House Artists/Sony Music Publishing, Borderline at Concord Music Publishing ANZ and more in this week's column.
Billboard Publishes Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Reservoir deployed $120m on acquisitions and advances in latest fiscal year, as its annual revenues grew 11% YoY to $175.7m
Reservoir Media has published its fiscal Q4 (calendar Q1) and full-year financial results for its fiscal 2026, ended March 31, 2026. Source
Publishing Briefs: MNEK Signs Worldwide Agreement With Sony Music Publishing U.K.
Neil Medley re-ups with River House Artists/Sony Music Publishing, Borderline at Concord Music Publishing ANZ and more in this week's column.
4AD Debuts World Cup-Themed Cocteau Twins Jersey
The label’s capsule collection also includes merch inspired by Bish Bosch, Colourbox, and Air Miami
4AD Debuts World Cup-Themed Cocteau Twins Jersey
The label’s capsule collection also includes merch inspired by Bish Bosch, Colourbox, and Air Miami
Sir Lucian Grainge on AI, Spotify, and why he’s not in the ‘functional music’ industry
Three things you might have missed from Grainge's fireside chat at the GREATER Together LA summit last week Source
Google Engineer Faces Insider Trading Charges
"Insider trading compromises the integrity of our markets, and the American people want this greed-driven conduct investigated and prosecuted"
Creator voices are not being heard in AI discussions, says CISAC’s Björn Ulvaeus in annual report
CISAC has published its annual report. In it the organisation’s President, Björn Ulvaeus, says it’s good that lawmakers around the world are now considering copyright issues in relation to AI, but creators often aren’t in the room when that happens, which means their voices are “not being heard”
Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2million on betting D4vd would be most-searched on Polymarket
"Insider trading compromises the integrity of our markets, and the American people want this greed-driven conduct investigated and prosecuted"
How Sueños Built Staying Power in a Shaky Latin Festival Market: ‘Our Commitment Is to Win the War, Not the Fight’
As the U.S. Latin festival market grows more volatile, founders Aaron Ampudia and Chris Den Uijl explain why their Chicago event has continued to expand.
How Sueños Built Staying Power in a Shaky Latin Festival Market: ‘Our Commitment Is to Win the War, Not the Fight’
As the U.S. Latin festival market grows more volatile, founders Aaron Ampudia and Chris Den Uijl explain why their Chicago event has continued to expand.
‘The future of the industry belongs to executives who can bridge the creative, commercial, and technological divides.’
EMIC founder Daniel Findikian talks music industry education, emerging markets, and more Source
Taylor Swift moves to dismiss ‘Showgirl’ trademark lawsuit, calling it a bid to ‘generate publicity’
The artist's legal team argued that the complaint should be thrown out for failing to state a viable claim. Source
Cookie chain Crumbl to settle its socials lawsuit with WMG
US cookies chain Crumbl is one of the brands that has found itself on the wrong end of a major-label lawsuit over its use of their music in social posts. The plaintiff in this case was WMG, which sued Crumbl in April 2025. Now the two companies are on the verge of burying the hatchet, with […
AudioShake rolls out its new ‘Copyright Compliance System’
AudioShake’s origin story is a startup using AI for stem-separation purposes, but over time it is branching out into something bigger. Its latest product shows how. It’s called the ‘Copyright […] The post is from Music Ally.