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60,000 AI tracks hit Deezer daily as platform moves to license detection tech to wider music industry
Deezer is now receiving over 60,000 fully AI-generated tracks every day – and is moving to license its AI-detection technology...
UMG sues Anthropic for $3bn over ‘brazen’ copyright infringement of 20,000+ songs
A coalition of music publishers has filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, and it’s a big...
Sony launches $2B music rights acquisition JV with Singapore’s GIC
Sony Music Group is forming a music rights-buying joint venture with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC Pte. Bloomberg reports that...
GoldState hires ex-HarbourView exec Rabih Aouad as Principal to lead investments in tech, services and other music-related businesses
US-based music rights investment firm GoldState Music, founded in 2022 by Charles Goldstuck, has appointed Rabih Aouad as Principal, Growth...
Saul Fitton joins PULSE Music Group as Senior Vice President/Head of Creative, UK
Los Angeles-headquartered music publisher PULSE Music Group has appointed Saul Fitton as Senior Vice President/Head of Creative, UK.Beginning his career...
David Checa joins Warner Chappell Music Colombia as Managing Director
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has hired Latin American industry stalwart David Checa as Managing Director, WCM Colombia.Checa joins the company...
Matt Spetzler’s $200m-backed Pipeline to fund indie advances via new Merlin pact
Last week, a new $200 million-backed indie music financing platform emerged from “stealth” after more than a year of development.Pipeline...
Gilberto Gil catalog acquired by Primary Wave and Nas Nuvens Music Group
Primary Wave Music, in conjunction with Brazil-headquartered Nas Nuvens Music Group, has entered into a partnership with iconic Brazilian composer,...
NMPA promotes Danielle Aguirre to Chief Legal Officer & Chief Operating Officer; Charlotte Sellmyer upped to EVP
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has elevated long-serving senior employees Danielle Aguirre and Charlotte Sellmyer to new positions within...
Rebecca Kane Burton joins Superstruct Entertainment as Chief Operating Officer
UK-based venue executive Rebecca Kane Burton has joined Superstruct Entertainment, Europe’s largest independent festivals group, as Chief Operating Officer.Kane Burton,...
