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OpenAI, valued at $157bn and facing multiple copyright infringement lawsuits, says China’s DeepSeek may have used its data to train rival AI model without permission
The sudden arrival of China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot has thrown the US’s AI industry into what Forbes calls a “panic.”AI-related...
Ed Sheeran collaborator Johnny McDaid sells publishing catalog to Concord
Concord has acquired a portion of songwriter, musician, and producer Johnny McDaid’s song catalog.McDaid is a key collaborator of Ed...
UK’s House of Lords votes to strengthen copyright protections in AI, dealing blow to government’s plans
The UK Labour government’s ambitious plans for artificial intelligence hit an early setback on Tuesday (January 28) as it suffered...
Brigitte Alanis promoted to Partner at music law firm King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP
US-based music and entertainment law firm King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP has promoted Brigitte Alanis, alongside her colleague Harold...
Sir Lucian Grainge issues update on UMG’s L.A. wildfire relief efforts: ‘The road to recovery will be very long. We will be there every step of the way.’
Universal Music Group‘s Chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge has issued an update on the company’s wildfire relief efforts in...
In the wake of new Spotify deal, Universal Music Group adds $3.4 billion to its market cap; Warner Music Group shares up 4.7%
Yesterday (January 26) was a busy day for the music trade media.First, MBW broke the story that Universal Music Group...
Bruno Mars breaks own record, hitting 150M monthly Spotify listeners
Bruno Mars continues to shatter records, this time becoming the first artist to reach 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify.The...
Jay Z’s Roc Nation partners with South Korea’s Musicow to launch music royalty trading platform in the US
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is set to enter the emerging music royalty trading market through a partnership with South Korean fintech...
Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing deal. It remedies Spotify’s infamous US ‘audiobook bundle’ royalty discount in UMG payouts, say MBW sources
Big news from the land of MBW’s well-connected industry sources: Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing...
Confirmed: Spotify and Universal have a new deal – including a direct agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group in the US
It’s official: as MBW reported earlier, Spotify and Universal Music Group have inked a new multi-year licensing agreement.Both sides of...
