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Supreme Court Won’t Overturn Landmark Music Copyright Termination Ruling
The justices used a rare maneuver to uphold a ruling for songwriter Cyril Vetter that major music companies have warned will cause "chaos" for the industry.
Supreme Court Won’t Overturn Landmark Music Copyright Termination Ruling
The justices used a rare maneuver to uphold a ruling for songwriter Cyril Vetter that major music companies have warned will cause "chaos" for the industry.
Majors and BMG lose Supreme Court fight over songwriters’ worldwide copyright reclaims – on a technicality
Their challenge ended on Monday (October 19) without the court ruling on its merits, after four of its nine justices sat the case out Source
Time Warp Expands Its Insomniac Partnership With New Record Label, Time Warp Records
The label’s first releases arrive Nov. 20, with all Time Warp Records titles available both digitally and on vinyl.
Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 Is Here: Top Highlights From Every Industry Panel
From algorithms to the indie music revolution, see the best moments of Latin Music Week's kickoff day below.
Amazon clashes with NMPA over US songwriter payments
The US Copyright Royalty Board will next year decide what streaming services should pay songwriters and music publishers in the American market from 2028 to 2032. Most of the services want to keep the
Streaming Services' Songwriter Payment Proposals Under Scrutiny
The US Copyright Royalty Board will next year decide what streaming services should pay songwriters and music publishers in the American market from 2028 to 2032. Most of the services want to keep the
Green Day’s trusted producer breaks down why Dookie still sounds so impactful
In our recent conversation with Rob Cavallo, we learned how he took a chance on the pop-punkers and oversaw the punchy sonics of the band’s iconic major label debut
Green Day’s trusted producer breaks down why Dookie still sounds so impactful
In our recent conversation with Rob Cavallo, we learned how he took a chance on the pop-punkers and oversaw the punchy sonics of the band’s iconic major label debut
Sync startup Maia Universe inks more deals and raises funding
We’ve been keeping tabs on sync-licensing startup Maia Universe since the Swedish/UK firm was one of the winners of our 2024 Music Ally SI:X startups contest. The post is from Music Ally.
Digital agency Round raises £4m funding round for expansion
We’re used to writing about multi-million pound funding rounds for tech startups. Music marketing agencies… less so. Congratulations are thus due to Round Group, which works across music and entertainment, for a £4m round announced last week. The post is from Music Ally.
Musixmatch acquires Songdex and Blokur owner Music Reports
Lyrics firm Musixmatch was founded 16 years ago, but has never bought another company… until now. It has announced the acquisition of Music Reports, the US firm that owns the Songdex copyright registry as well as rights and licensing firm Blokur. The post is from Music Ally.
New studies explore AI expectations, jobs impact and gender gap
Beyond the AI-music debates that have been gripping our industry, there’s a lot to think about in terms of the other ways AI will affect our jobs and wider society. Several studies published in recent days offer new perspectives on that. The post is from Music Ally.
Sony and Universal ask court to force Suno investor Lightspeed to testify about the ‘legal risk of training data’
The labels made their case in a filing in Boston federal court last Tuesday (October 13), opposing Lightspeed's motion to quash their subpoena. Source
Sony and Universal ask court to force Suno investor Lightspeed to testify about the ‘legal risk of training data’
The labels made their case in a filing in Boston federal court last Tuesday (October 13), opposing Lightspeed's motion to quash their subpoena. Source
Maree Hamblion promoted to EVP, A&R and Creative, Australia and New Zealand, at Universal Music Publishing
Hamblion, who is based in Sydney, will lead UMPG's creative and talent development strategy in both markets. Source
UK politicians press CMA to investigate Live Nation’s market power before the end of 2026
The House of Commons' Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee renewed the call on Sunday (October 18), citing what it described as Live Nation's "dominance" across promotion, venues, festivals, and ticketing Source
Dua Lipa urges judge to reject Samsung’s bid to throw out her $15M TV box lawsuit, accusing company of ‘theft’
Dua Lipa is seeking at least $15 million in damages, plus punitive damages, legal fees, and a permanent court order barring Samsung from using her image. Source
Musixmatch acquires Songdex owner Music Reports, as it looks to become a ‘full-stack rights and royalties platform’
The deal marks the first acquisition in Bologna-based Musixmatch's 16-year history. Source
Duke Sanford Study Questions AI Music Detection on Spotify
“Spotify won’t label AI music. We tried to detect it ourselves,” is the headline of a blog post announcing a new report from the Duke Sanford Tech Policy Program. The post is from Music Ally.