Music Business
Chris Brown's Ex-Housekeeper Settles Dog Attack Lawsuit for $9.5M
A judge had said Maria Avila could either retry her claims or walk away with a reduced award. She chose option two.
Peermusic CEO Discusses the Long-Term Nature of Music Publishing
"In our business these days there are somewhat short-term goals around the business," says Cerreta. "Publishing is not a short-term goal."
Peermusic CEO Jamie Cerreta on His Frontline Focus & the State of Indie Publishing: ‘A Hit Can Come From Anywhere Now’
"In our business these days there are somewhat short-term goals around the business," says Cerreta. "Publishing is not a short-term goal."
Peermusic President of U.S. & Canada Jamie Cerreta on the State of Indie Publishing: ‘A Hit Can Come From Anywhere Now’
"In our business these days there are somewhat short-term goals around the business," says Cerreta. "Publishing is not a short-term goal."
Killing Joke Frontman Signs With Cooking Vinyl, Adéla Collaborator at Prescription Songs
More publishing news and signings this week include Tyla Rodrigues at Sony Music Publishing, Will Bundy at Bucks Music Group and more.
Publishing Briefs: Killing Joke Frontman Signs With Cooking Vinyl, Adéla Collaborator at Prescription Songs
More publishing news and signings this week include Tyla Rodrigues at Sony Music Publishing, Will Bundy at Bucks Music Group and more.
Olivia Dean's "I've Seen It" Subject to Copyright Lawsuit
The case, filed against the breakout singer's label and publisher, claims her song “I’ve Seen It” stole key elements from the famed 1980 song by Bill Withers.
Olivia Dean ‘Art of Loving’ Song Faces Lawsuit Claiming It Was Copied From ‘Just the Two of Us’
The case, filed against the breakout singer's label and publisher, claims her song “I’ve Seen It” stole key elements from the famed 1980 song by Bill Withers.
Warner Music Central Europe appoints former Adidas exec Nici Ochmann as Head of Culture & Creator Marketing
Nici Ochmann joins Warner Music (WM) Central Europe after a 10-year tenure at Adidas, where she most recently served as Global Culture Marketing Cluster Lead for GSA. Source
Japanese court says voice is protected by publicity rights; US appeals court says AI training is 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. Meanwhile a US appeals court ruled against an AI company that used the good old fair use defence
Ex-Capitol A&R exec Carter Gregory strikes JV for Plot Twist Records with 10K Projects and Atlantic Records
Founded by A&R executive and media personality Carter Gregory, the label’s first signings are singer Alabama Barker and DJ Nic Vans. Source
News Orgs Dispute Trump's DoJ on 'Fair Use' in OpenAI Case
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
Todd Edwards on AI and Industry Hypocrisy
"Do you think I need to use AI? I've been making music without AI forever. I'm using it because it's an amazing adventure – I wouldn't be doing it if it wasn't"
Report quantifies Brit Awards boost for new host-city Manchester
When the Brit Awards moved out of London for the first time in their history this year, it was a big deal for the UK music industry (not to mention hoteliers in the new host city, Manchester). The post is from Music Ally.
BeatStars’ new feature tracks credits and splits as songs are made
With shonky metadata and unagreed splits an enduring problem for the music industry, attention has turned in recent times to recording information from the earliest parts of the songwriting and recording processes. The post is from Music Ally.
Indies update: Absolute Anthology, Believe Japan, 7cult Records
There is plenty happening today in the independent-music sector. We’ll start with the official opening up of Absolute Label Services’ Anthology to independent clients. The post is from Music Ally.
Music finance roundup: MLC figures, Ahdritz Capital, Sia sale
The US-based Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) has held its annual membership meeting, including publishing some new stats on its work. The post is from Music Ally.
Global Music Publishing Revenues Increased by 9.6% in 2025
2025 was a bumper year for the music-publishing sector according to Midia Research’s latest report, tracking growth of 9.6%. The post is from Music Ally.
Even Studio Launched to Expand D2C Offerings for Musicians
Music D2C platform Even has launched a white-label version called Even Studio, available today to artists on an invitation-only basis. The post is from Music Ally.
Sia Sells Half of Music Catalog in $180M Deal
Pophouse says it's acquired Sia's "publishing and master music rights"; the pricetag suggests a $360M valuation for the full set Source