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Federal court blocks FTC’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule for subscription services days before rollout
A federal appeals court has blocked the US Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule just days before it was scheduled to...
Savan Kotecha’s Visva Records forms JV with Republic Records after ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ chart success
Visva Records, the new label founded by Grammy-nominated songwriter Savan Kotecha, has formed a joint venture with Republic Records following...
Live Nation proposes 20% ticket resale cap to Trump administration (report)
Live Nation has submitted a proposal to the Trump administration, pushing for changes to the secondary ticket market.The ticketing giant’s...
Kobalt’s new publishing platform KOSIGN already represents 12k songs… where is it going next?
Kobalt estimates that more than $1 billion in publishing royalties are left uncollected every year.This issue often disproportionately affects emerging...
Judge slashes T.I. and Tiny’s award in OMG Girlz copyright infringement case over toy dolls, setting up potential fourth jury trial
Atlanta rapper Clifford ‘T.I.’ Harris and spouse Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris may be headed to yet another jury trial against a...
From Hipgnosis’ return to Suno’s new Chief Music Officer… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines...
Kobalt inks publishing deal with country songwriter Derrick Southerland, acquires portion of song catalog
Independent music publisher Kobalt has signed a global publishing deal with Derrick Southerland, the Grammy- and Country Music Awards-nominated songwriter...
TikTok to integrate Chordal’s sync licensing tech with its commercial music library
TikTok has signed a multi-year deal with music licensing technology company Chordal to integrate its InstantClear technology into the platform’s...
After being sued by Warner for copyright infringement, DSW files lawsuit against UMG, Sony and BMG seeking court protection over music usage in TikTok, Instagram posts
Shoe retailer DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse has filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against Sony Music, Universal Music, and BMG.The lawsuit,...
Key Songs In The Life Of… Golnar Khosrowshahi
MBW’s Key Songs In The Life Of… is a series in which we ask influential music industry figures about the...
