Music Industry
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”
Jay Moore appointed Chief Investment Officer at Too Lost
Moore will lead the indie distribution and services platform's investment strategy Source
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.
Riley Green’s Confessions: His Slow Burn Success, Touring, Politics & Vintage Cars | Billboard Cover
Cover star Riley Green sits down with Billboard to talk about life on and off the road, from selling out major venues to the unexpected hobby he can’t quit: buying classic cars on tour. He also opens up about his Alabama roots, family life, farm projects, love of cooking, and what keeps him grounded
Riley Green: Photos From the Billboard Cover Shoot
Check out pics of the rising country star.
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
K-Pop’s new ‘Global K-Chart’ to include ‘fan activity’ data
Yesterday we reported on plans for a new ‘Global K-Chart’ for K-Pop music using data from Tencent Music in China, Line in Japan and Melon in South Korea. That’s a lot of collective streams, but it turns out they won’t be the only metric filtering into the new chart. Star News Korea reported on Melon
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
Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp to get ‘Plus’ subscriptions
Meta has been dabbling in the idea of paid tiers for its key services for a while now, albeit sometimes as a response to regulation rather than a wholehearted push into the subscriptions economy. That may be changing now though. Meta’s head of product, Naomi Gleit, has announced the global rollout o
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 […
Sond is a sleep-tech startup using its own library of music
Music that puts you to sleep isn’t always an insult: sometimes it’s a business worth $7m of funding from investors when it emerges from stealth mode. That’s Sond, a Boston-based sleep-technology startup that has unveiled its first product – ‘Dreambuds’ – this week with a Kickstarter campaign. Launch
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