News AI companies accused of ‘largest domestic piracy of IP in our nation’s history’ at congressional hearing led by MAGA Republican At Meta, 'Mark Zuckerberg himself made the call' to pirate vast amounts of copyrighted material
News TikTok launches new features for songwriters to spotlight their work The app is working to better integrate with the music community and formalize its relationship with music companies
Analysis News SiriusXM is launching a paid ad-supported tier. Will music streamers follow suit? The satellite radio and streaming company's paid ad-supported tier comes as music industry insiders are calling for DSPs to do something similar
News HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk referred to prosecution in alleged ‘unfair trading’ probe related to company’s IPO (report) K-pop giant HYBE says there was nothing improper about the company's 2020 IPO, and plans to cooperate with investigators
News HYBE says it will appeal police decision not to charge ADOR ex-CEO Min Hee-jin in breach of trust case Police in South Korea have declined to file breach of trust charges against Min, as her dispute with K-pop giant HYBE continues
News Concord prepares to issue $1.75bn in bonds, in ABS transaction backed by 1 million music copyrights The collateral is 'a large, seasoned catalog of music royalty streams that is highly diversified by artist, genre and vintage'
News LyricFind files opposition to Musixmatch motion to dismiss antitrust lawsuit LyricFind filed an antritrust case against Musixmatch in March
News Kobalt inks publishing deal with country songwriter Derrick Southerland, acquires portion of song catalog Southerland was nominated for a Grammy, and won several other awards, for his work on Ingrid Andress' 'More Hearts Than Mine'
News Judge slashes T.I. and Tiny’s award in OMG Girlz copyright infringement case over toy dolls, setting up potential fourth jury trial The jury’s awarding of punitive damages was incorrect because it wasn't proven that toy company MGA’s infringement was “willful,” a judge ruled
News Downtown’s FUGA signs global partnership with Oskar Ekman’s newly-created Arketyp Group Arketyp's roster includes pop legends Miike Snow and Swedish punk band Viagra Boys
News HYBE reveals finalists for SANTOS BRAVOS, its first-ever Latin music boy group South Korean entertainment giant HYBE is bringing its "K-pop methodology" to Latin pop music
News Seeker Music acquires Jay Sean’s catalog, along with music rights from ‘Bobby Bass’ Larow and Cardiak The music company headed up by Evan Bogart has struck its latest deal
News Dion Brant appointed President and CEO of AEG Presents Asia Pacific Brant will report to Adam Wilkes, President and CEO of AEG Presents Europe and Asia Pacific
News Paul Sinclair joins AI platform Suno as Chief Music Officer Sinclair most recently served as General Manager and EVP of Warner’s Atlantic Records
News Turkey opens competition probe into Spotify after government minister complaint over ‘provocative’ playlists Spotify says it is cooperating with Turkey’s competition bureau