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From Trump firing a top copyright official to SoundCloud ‘fixing’ its AI policy… 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...
Court should reject ‘dangerous’ assumption that rap lyrics are factual in case against record company, scholars argue
A group of academics are urging the court to dismiss Drake’s defamation case against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s...
Live Nation has already sold 100m tickets in 2025 so far – compared to 98m sold in all of 2019
It’s no secret that the live concerts business has exploded in recent years.After being stuck at home during the pandemic,...
Reservoir subsidiary PopIndia strikes its first catalog deal with Musicraft Entertainment acquisition
A month after its launch, Reservoir Media’s newly established Mumbai subsidiary, PopIndia, has made its first catalog deal in India.The...
Maarten Steinkamp appointed Interim President of Armada Music Group
Maarten Steinkamp has been appointed Interim President of Armada Music Group, effective immediately.Armada Music Group is the parent company of...
Sony generated $2.54bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2025; Sony Music Group predicted to grow profit by ‘high single digits’ over next 12 months
Sony’s global music rights operation – across recorded music and music publishing – generated USD $2.54 billion in the three...
Spotify expands AI DJ feature with voice-based music requests for Premium users
Spotify is testing voice-based music requests for its AI DJ feature, allowing Premium subscribers to verbally customize their listening sessions...
Music publishers file amended lawsuit against AI firm Anthropic, which they say ‘bolsters the case’ over company’s ‘unauthorized use of song lyrics’
Music publishers, including Universal Music Group, Concord, and ABKCO, recently filed an amended copyright infringement complaint against the $61 billion-valued...
Universal partners with Apple Music to launch Sound Therapy wellness music collection
Apple Music and Universal Music Group have partnered to launch Sound Therapy, a science-backed “wellness collection,” marking UMG’s latest venture...
Matt Ellis appointed Chief Financial Officer of Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group has appointed widely respected global finance executive Matt Ellis as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective June...
