Judge Concludes Tory Lanez Paid Blogger, Reinstates Megan Thee Stallion’s Defamation Lawsuit Victory
Federal judge Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga reversed her setting aside of Megan Thee Stallion‘s defamation victory against blogger Milagro Gramz ...
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Spotify and Universal Music Group strike landmark deal to let fans create AI covers and remixes – as a paid Premium add-on
Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced licensing agreements enabling fans to create AI-powered covers and remixes of songs from ...
UK collection org PPL’s revenue grew 4.75% YoY to $415m in FY 2025; paid out $102m to performers & rightsholders in Q1 2026
PPL, the UK’s collective management organization (CMO) for performers and recording rightsholders, saw its revenue for 2025 rise 4.75% YoY ...
Germany’s GEMA paid out $1.3B to rightsholders in 2025, up 1.4% YoY
Germany-based collection society GEMA paid out EUR €1.15 billion (USD $1.30 billion) to rightsholders in 2025, up 1.4% YoY, according ...
Recorded music revenues in Italy grew +10.7% YoY last year; paid streaming revenues in the market jumped 14.1% YoY
Italy’s recorded music market generated $579 million in trade revenues in 2025, up +10.7% YoY, largely driven by a double-digit jump ...
US wholesale recorded music revenue reached $11.5B in 2025, as paid streaming subscriptions hit 106.5M — adding 6.5M accounts YoY
The United States’ recorded music industry generated USD $11.535 billion in wholesale revenue in 2025, up 3.1% YoY.That’s according to ...
Spotify says it paid out $213M to Australian music rightsholders in 2025, up 7% YoY
Spotify reports that it paid out AUD $330 million (approx. USD $212.7M) to Australian music rightsholders last year, up 7% ...
Suno: We’ve hit 2M paid subscribers and $300M annual revenue
AI music generator Suno has reached 2 million paid subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring revenue.That’s according to CEO ...
ASCAP paid out a record $1.76bn to songwriters and publishers in 2025
US performance rights organization ASCAP has reported its revenue and royalty payout numbers for 2025, with both figures hitting all-time ...
Synsonic Instruments now offers their paid drum plugins for free
Synsonic Instruments has made three of its previously paid drum plugins free to download for macOS and Windows. If you’ve ...
