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After Cox ruling, Supreme Court wipes out Grande Communications’ $47M music piracy verdict
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 6) vacated a lower court ruling that ordered internet provider Grande Communications to pay...
Virgin Music Group announces global distribution partnership with Ari Elkins and Joey McCarthy’s new label, Suede Records
Virgin Music Group has signed a global distribution partnership with Suede Records, a new label launched by music curator Ari...
Bill Ackman confident he’ll win over UMG shareholders to $64 billion bid, says Bolloré response was ‘music to my ears’
Bill Ackman told investors on Tuesday (April 7) that he expects “overwhelming shareholder support” for Pershing Square‘s $64 billion takeover...
Wireless boss Melvin Benn defends Kanye West booking: ‘We are not giving him a platform to extol opinion of whatever nature.’
Melvin Benn, Managing Director of Festival Republic – the promoter behind London’s Wireless festival – has issued a personal statement defending...
Providence-backed ATG Entertainment launches ATG Live, a dedicated concerts, comedy and events division across 18 US venues
ATG Entertainment has launched ATG Live, a dedicated concerts, comedy and events division that will operate across 18 venues in...
Tuma Basa exits YouTube after eight years with Google platform
Tuma Basa has announced his departure from YouTube after eight years at the platform, where he most recently served as...
Pepsi and Diageo withdraw sponsorship of UK’s Wireless Festival as Kanye West booking sparks backlash
Pepsi and Diageo have withdrawn their sponsorship of London’s Wireless Festival following a wave of political condemnation over the event’s...
A folk musician had her voice cloned by AI – and her recordings claimed by a copyright troll. Welcome to 2026.
The music industry’s latest collision with AI technology has arrived — and this time it involves voice cloning, copyright claims...
TikTok’s distro service SoundOn cracks down on manipulated audio via ACRCloud partnership to intercept unauthorized tracks
SoundOn, the music distribution and promotion platform owned by TikTok, is cracking down on unauthorized uploads by deploying a new...
Rostrum Pacific’s FatBeats acquires physical distro company Traffic Entertainment Group, plus D2C store and label Get On Down
FatBeats, the New York-founded indie hip-hop distributor and e-commerce retailer now owned by Rostrum Pacific, has acquired Massachusetts-based distribution company...
