Country artist Tony Justice has filed class actions against both Suno and Udio for allegedly infringing on indie professionals’ works when training their models. Photo…
Day: June 19, 2025
A third extension of the TikTok ban deadline is reportedly forthcoming. Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa The TikTok ban deadline looks like it’s being extended once…
Photo Credit: Tim Nixon, Trolley CEO, and Edward Ginis, OpenPlay CEO Trolley and OpenPlay sign a partnership integrating the former into the latter to ensure…
The European Commission headquarters in Brussels. Photo Credit: EmDee The EU review of Universal Music’s proposed Downtown Music buyout is moving forward – including with…
Photo Credit: BubbleTeaNeo / reddit The owner of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo—Antonio Espaillat and his sister Maribel Espaillat—were arrested in connection with…
Photo Credit: Lean-Op / CC by 2.0 R. Kelly lawyers allege the disgraced star suffered an overdose from medication provided to him by prison staff…
SESAC’s Indie Week shindig at JIMMY in Soho (Photo: SESAC) The music industry was in a New York state of mind last week – with…
Photo Credit: Nas by Joe Glorioso for All-Pro Reels / CC by 2.0 Nas’ imprint Mass Appeal settles a long-standing legal dispute over allegations of…
Photo Credit: Apple Apple will allow third-party music apps to display animated album artwork on the lock screen in iOS 26—opening this feature to Spotify…
Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov Will X and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) hammer out a deal in their copyright dispute? Possibly, as they’ve asked…
Photo Credit: Sony Music Labels Sony Music Labels takes a leap into animated character content, acquiring the popular non-verbal animation series “Spookiz.” Global success “Spookiz,”…
Photo Credit: Live Nation The Jonas Brothers Tour has been rebranded from ‘Living the Dream’ to the ‘Greetings from your Hometown’ tour after several arena…
Photo Credit: Claude Dufresne The 2017 concert celebrating the life of Leonard Cohen is now available on Canada’s CBC Gem as a documentary, “Leonard Cohen:…
Photo Credit: Timbaland.com Timbaland faces pressure online after a video surfaced of him allegedly stealing music from artists to use in AI beat prompts in…
A live performance from Ed Sheeran, who’s scored another copyright case victory. Photo Credit: Christopher Johnson The Supreme Court has decided against reviewing the Structured…
Gurgaon, Haryana, India. Photo Credit: Tarun4u Believe is once again expanding in India – this time with a new imprint called Mahra Tora, which will…
Photo Credit: Digital Markets Research Hub The proposed $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group (UMG) has drawn sharp criticism from…
Photo Credit: Efe Yağız Soysal The Jonas Brothers have announced a significant shake-up to their highly anticipated 20th anniversary stadium tour. Six previously scheduled stadium…
Maxence Bazin, Base for Music CEO & Founder (Photo Credit: Base for Music) Base for Music has scored a $1.73 million fundraising round with strategic…
Photo Credit: Amy Syiek Labels are “bewildered” by the US government’s view that an ISP isn’t automatically liable for not banning users for repeated copyright…