Music Business
IFPI Welcomes Web-Blocking Actions in Latin America
Global record industry trade group IFPI has welcomed coordinated action by government agencies in five Latin American countries to secure web-blocks against 300+ piracy domains. IFPI says the action “
News Organizations Challenge Trump's DoJ Stance on AI Training and Fair Use
Many of the music industry’s AI legal battles swing on whether or not AI training is ‘fair use’ under US copyright law. Donald Trump’s DoJ recently intervened in a dispute between newspapers and OpenA
IMPF and IMPEL Advocate Equal Value for Song and Recording Rights in AI Licensing
As the music industry enters into ever more deals with AI platforms, the indie publisher community has again insisted that - with AI - song rights and recording rights must be valued equally, unlike i
AI and Music: Voice Clones Protected, AI Training Deemed Not Fair Use
There have been two judgments this week of relevance to the ongoing AI debates in the music industry. A Japanese court ruled that publicity rights allow performers to stop unapproved AI voice clones.
Erica Campbell's Label Settles Royalties Lawsuit
SRG/ILS Group is still locked in a separate legal fight over money with R&B singer Kenny Lattimore.
Erica Campbell’s Label Quickly Settles Music Royalties Lawsuit Against Distributor
SRG/ILS Group is still locked in a separate legal fight over money with R&B singer Kenny Lattimore.
Mitchell Tenpenny On How Embracing Boundaries Inspired ‘Ain’t My Problem’: ‘This Industry Makes You Try to Please Everybody’
Billboard's Makin' Tracks looks at the writing and recording behind Mitchell Tenpenny's new single "Ain't My Problem."
News Orgs Dispute Trump DoJ on 'Fair Use'
Many of the music industry’s AI legal battles swing on whether or not AI training is ‘fair use’ under US copyright law. Donald Trump’s DoJ recently intervened in a dispute between newspapers and OpenA
AI Licensing Principles for Music Industry
As the music industry enters into ever more deals with AI platforms, the indie publisher community has again insisted that - with AI - song rights and recording rights must be valued equally, unlike i
Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Edu Schwartz Returns To Magnetic With “This Feeling”
Edu Schwartz returns to Magnetic Magazine Recordings with “This Feeling,” out today, October 2, 2026. The Brazilian DJ and producer’s latest single carries catalog number MMR073 and marks the label’s 73rd signing. Available on Beatport as an Original Mix. It follows previous releases with us, includ
Bill Withers’ publisher sues UMG, Sony, and Kobalt, claiming Olivia Dean’s ‘I’ve Seen It’ copies ‘Just the Two of Us’
The plaintiff says its representatives came to what they considered to be the "obvious and inescapable conclusion" that Dean's song copied the Withers track. Source
Suno is ‘far beyond’ 2m subscribers and $300m in revenue, says Mikey Shulman – who argues it’s ‘good’ that AI music has no ‘firm rules of the road’ yet
Shulman also set out what WMG and BMG get from their deals, and who should be setting AI's rules. Source
LARSa Returns With D&S’s “Time & Space” Remix
LARSa returns to Magnetic Magazine Recordings with his remix of D&S’s “Time & Space.” Released on October 2, 2026, the track is the label’s 82nd signing and carries catalog number MMR082. The release is available exclusively on Beatport, where it is listed under Progressive House. For readers who fo
Music Companies Face Stock Market Challenges Amidst Broader Declines
Entertainment and media stocks are down almost across the board, but analysts say investors fear some issues may be systemic.
Concord's Progressive Pop Producers Shaping Mainstream Music
Years after making bets on a slew of producers on the cutting edge of internet culture, the publisher is reaping the benefits as pop follows suit.
How Concord’s Roster of Progressive Pop Producers Is Evolving Mainstream Music
Years after making bets on a slew of producers on the cutting edge of internet culture, the publisher is reaping the benefits as pop follows suit.
Behind Music Companies’ Stock Market Stumble: ‘They Are Caught in Crosswinds’
Entertainment and media stocks are down almost across the board, but analysts say investors fear some issues may be systemic.
Streaming fraud is fuelled by “perceived lack of a legal risk”, industry stakeholders tell judge in Michael Smith sentencing
The streaming fraudster who pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in relation to an $8 million streaming scam will be sentenced next week. The Music Fights Fraud Alliance says the sentence should “reflect the systemic harm” caused by the scam, so that it deters others involved in streaming fraud
The Rise of the Intimacy Economy in Music
Charli XCX called it “anti-marketing.” MBW columnist Diana Umana argues it’s a structural shift that the biggest artists have already caught on to… Source