Photo Credit: Napster SoundExchange is suing Napster and Sonos for over $3.4 million in allegedly unpaid copyright royalties related to the Sonos Radio service. Napster…
Month: June 2025
Photo Credit: visuals A Google shareholder and software engineer is suing the US DOJ and Google for the Trump administration’s failure to enforce the federal…
Photo Credit: Grammy U Members of Grammy U will be able to submit recordings for the Grammy Awards for the first time, though they still…
Rising costs, low ticket sales, and strict visa rules are reshaping the touring landscape for artists worldwide. From major acts to emerging talent, the entire…
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…
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…