Posts by Murray Stassen

Bad Brains, iconic D.C. punk band, ink wide-ranging music rights deal with Matt Pincus’ Trust Records

Partnership covers publishing rights, master recording rights, name and likeness, trademark and visual IP, and more

Warner Music strikes strategic partnership with India’s Rthyms.Life to break local artists globally

Partnership marks the latest strategic move for Warner Music India, which launched in 2020

Tuned Global renews Twist Music partnership as telco-bundled streaming gains ground in MENA

Deal will see Tuned Global continue to power the Twist Music streaming service as it expands beyond Egypt into the UAE and Saudi Arabia

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Epidemic Sound sues Meta again, alleging copyright infringement of 1,000 additional works

Epidemic filed its first lawsuit against Meta in July 2022

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Dave Rocco promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Atlantic Music Group

Rocco will guide the creative strategy for the label group globally

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Two artists say AI act Breaking Rust ripped them off. They won’t be the last.

Three things you need to know about the ballooning Breaking Rust saga – and how it fits into a bigger story about AI music fakery...

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Jorja Smith’s label FAMM seeks share of royalties from viral track ‘I Run’ amid AI allegations, calls for industry ‘guardrails’ to protect artists

Label claims the track was created using AI trained on the British singer's music

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US fashion retailer PacSun sued by WMG for alleged infringement of 290+ works in TikTok and Instagram posts

Complaint accuses PacSun of using tracks by artists including Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Lizzo without permission

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AI remix startup Hook claims Suno’s ‘Create Hook’ feature ‘mirrors’ its ‘identity and functionality’

Startup said in a blog post that it is 'evaluating Suno's usage of our trademarked language and considering all appropriate responses'

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Xposure Music secures $42.5m in fresh capital for indie catalog acquisitions

Company has struck deals with 100 artists over the past 18 months

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From WMG’s Suno deal to Spotify’s reported US price hike plans… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place

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‘The industry often prioritizes quick results, but true development takes patience.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets 1916 Enterprises Partner Ruchir Mohan, and Yung Lan a producer, songwriter and founder of Milan Publishing/Production Group

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Has Suno just become a very different kind of superfan app?

The addition of Songkick may hint at Suno's future at the cross-section of superfan activity

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Warner Music Group strikes ‘landmark’ deal with Suno; settles copyright lawsuit against AI music generator

The deal also settles previous litigation between the companies; Firms will collaborate 'on next-generation licensed AI music'

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Anne-Marie Pearce appointed Chief Financial Officer of the UK’s PPL

Pearce joins PPL from Publicis Groupe, where she served as UK Country CFO