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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.
Mumbai’s Jio World Garden to run indoor venue during monsoon months
Among the constraints faced by India’s live music industry is that the concert calendar for outdoor events is restricted to seven months of the year. May is too hot and […] The post is from Music Ally.
Grupo Frontera launch indie label BorderTown Records in partnership with The Orchard
Texas-formed regional Mexican band's viral 2022 norteño cover of Morat’s No Se Va propelled the group to mainstream prominence. Source
Last·fm goes independent 19 years after $280m CBS acquisition
Let us take you back… way back, to the days (specifically: May 2007) when a streaming personalised-radio startup was valued at $280m in an acquisition by a US media giant. The giant was CBS and the startup was Last·fm, which had 15 million users at the time streaming music and keeping track of (or ‘
Björn Ulvaeus: ‘AI is moving faster than the rules that protect creators’
Global collecting-societies body Cisac has published its annual report for 2026. This isn’t the publication where it counts collections for the previous year – that’s the ‘Global Collections Report’ published in November. Instead, the annual report focuses on “global advocacy, policy engagement and
German Electronic Landscape Shifts as Absolutely Gains Momentum
Driven by a 27% surge in follower growth, Absolutely is showing significant signs of audience expansion, signaling a potential shift in listener engagement patterns within the German market.
George Clinton must face late bandmate’s estate copyright suit, appeals court rules
A district court judge in Michigan had previously thrown out the lawsuit after determining that the statute of limitations had long expired. Source
Estate of Blues pioneer Lead Belly sues group of publishers in copyright dispute over 49 compositions
Trust established for his estate has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the US Source
Kapo, Edén Muñoz & Sony Music Publishing Win Big at 2026 SESAC Latina Music Awards: See Main Winners List
The annual ceremony took place Wednesday (May 27) at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
George Clinton Royalty Battle Heads to Trial
An appeals court says a jury should decide whether the late keyboardist owns a portion of the Parliament-Funkadelic catalog.
George Clinton Must Face Trial in P-Funk Royalties Battle With Bernie Worrell Estate: Appeals Court
An appeals court says a jury should decide whether the late keyboardist owns a portion of the Parliament-Funkadelic catalog.
Taylor Swift's Lawyer Argues 'Life of a Showgirl' Branding is First Amendment Protected
Swift's longtime attorney appeared in Los Angeles court on Wednesday (May 27) to fight a lawsuit over the title of her record-smashing latest album.
Taylor Swift’s Lawyer to Judge: ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Branding Is Protected by First Amendment
Swift's longtime attorney appeared in Los Angeles court on Wednesday (May 27) to fight a lawsuit over the title of her record-smashing latest album.
Raw Main Talks Theory Of Love And The Mental Side Of DJing
Raw Main (@rawmain_music) returns to All Day I Dream with Theory Of Love, a four-track EP that marks his first full EP release on the label after earlier appearances on A Winter Sampler II in 2020 and the 2024 Summer Sampler. The French producer and DJ has built his catalog through labels such as Lo