Music Industry
Seeker Music Group closes $267M asset-backed securities transaction to fuel growth, scale catalog
The company has closed its first ABS, backed by a catalog of more than 19,000 copyrights and master recordings. Source
UMG, Concord, and ABKCO file new motion asking judge to rule that Anthropic infringed their copyrights and reject AI ‘fair use’ argument: ‘The evidence in this case is overwhelming.’
Publishers filed motion for partial summary judgment on Monday (March 23) in the Northern District of California Source
Calibre 50 Extends No. 1 Record on Regional Mexican Airplay, Lands First Champ on Latin Airplay: ‘Fills Us With Pride’
The group made its Latin Airplay chart debut in 2010 and gets its first No. 1 after more than 40 charting hits.
AFEM and Downtown highlight women in electronic music
The first of a two part installment by Connie Chow from Fuga.
Unison discusses music publishing rights management
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
Billboard Publishes Comprehensive 2026 Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Harry Styles' Notable Billboard Hot 100 Chart History Highlighted
Dating to his solo chart debut apart from One Direction in 2017, Styles has been a regular resident in the Hot 100's upper reaches.
FKA Twigs files lawsuit against indie duo in trademark dispute, following seven-figure demand for ‘co-existence’
Grammy-winning artist accuses twin-sister band of 'weaponizing' barred trademark claims after a decade of co-existence. Source
Billboard Music Industry Events Calendar Released
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Bristol venues support safeguarding initiative amid council partnership concerns
Around 100 Bristol businesses have signed an open letter against the council’s decision to “quietly close down” the partnership
Beatrice M. announces debut album, ‘Sinking’, on Tectonic
The London-based Parisian producer follows up December's 'Eurotrash' EP with 11 new tracks on Pinch's label
Copyright Alliance welcomes separate AI documents published by White House and Congress, even though they differ on copyright matters
Two documents on regulating AI were published in Washington last week, one by President Donald Trump and one by Senator Marsha Blackburn. They say opposing things when it comes to copyright matters. But the Copyright Alliance was still able to find positives in both of the documents
Declare trademark claims bogus says FKA in Twigs vs Twigs
FKA Twigs is trying to trademark her name in the US, but an indie pop duo called The Twigs are trying to block her registration. They complained about FKA Twigs using that name back in 2014, but then went silent for ten years. FKA Twigs now wants a court to rule that they should shut up again
D2C before DSPs is music’s parallel economy. Here’s the data from EVEN.
This post is written by Mag Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of EVEN, a direct-to-consumer music infrastructure platform. EVEN has onboarded over 500,000 artists through distribution partnerships with UnitedMasters, Too Lost, […] The post is from Music Ally.
Members of *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men Talk Teen Fame Nightmares in ‘Boy Band Confidential’ Trailer
The two-night special executive produced by *NSYNC's Joey Fatone will air on ID on April 13 and 14.
Tristan Arp announces new EP ‘(re)weave’
The four-tracker lands 17th April via Objekt’s Kapsela label
Juice=Juice Talk Viral Hit of ‘More! Mi Amore,’ Share Views on Group’s Future: Billboard Japan Monthly Feature Interview
Leader Ruru Dambara and sub-leader Rei Inoue share their perspectives on where the group stands now and how they envision its future.
Bristol venues urge city council to maintain partnership with safeguarding initiative, Bristol Nights
Around 100 Bristol businesses have signed an open letter against the council’s decision to “quietly close down” the partnership
Chart Rewind: Harry Belafonte Was No. 1 on the Billboard 200 When It Launched in 1956
On March 24, 1956, the Billboard 200, the premier albums chart in the U.S., arrived as a weekly Billboard fixture.
Tristan Arp Announces New EP ‘(re)weave’
The four-tracker lands 17th April via Objekt’s Kapsela label