News Taylor Swift seeks to have poet’s ‘frivolous’ and ‘absurd’ copyright infringement lawsuit dismissed In a motion to dismiss, lawyers for Swift called Kimberly Marasco's lawsuit 'frivolous and harassing'
News Min Hee-jin plots K-pop group debut via new label with ‘new management model’ months after exit from HYBE Auditions drew an unexpectedly high volume of submissions this week, the Korea Times reported
News 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
News Are boybands back? Republic Records and Freddy Wexler unveil ‘the next global phenomenon’ The group was formed through a process where the members selected each other rather than going through traditional casting.
News 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
News Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch 2026: Waylon Wyatt, kwn, Zeddy Will Three more new names from Vevo's annual DSCVR Artists to Watch list
News Judge signals he’ll let Ticketmaster customers proceed as class in Live Nation antitrust lawsuit A group of Ticketmaster customers sued the ticketing giant in 2022 for allegedly engaging in secondary ticketing market manipulation.
News Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman to receive 2026 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honor The invitation-only event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel will recognize the brothers' accomplishments after co-founding Republic Records in 1995.
News Jameson Roper named Partner and President of US Operations at Future History, the management company behind Sleep Token Company has also signed metalcore band Wage War to global management
Interviews News 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
News Spotify Wrapped campaign hit 200M engaged users in 24 hours – a 19% YoY increase Spotify reported a 19% YoY increase in the number users engaged with Wrapped within 24 hours of its launch
News From Epidemic Sound suing Meta again to Robert Kyncl’s new deal as WMG CEO… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Epidemic Sound sues Meta again, alleging copyright infringement of 1,000 additional works Epidemic filed its first lawsuit against Meta in July 2022
News Chris Granger confirmed as full-time CEO of Oak View Group following five-month interim tenure He will lead all aspects of OVG’s worldwide operations, including venue development, hospitality, and sponsorship
News Nine indie labels collectively invested $134m in artists in 2023, says ORCA-commissioned report Nine leading labels earned $1.77 for every $1 spent in 2023, and paid out $0.59 to artists, or 77% of profit.
News Dave Rocco promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Atlantic Music Group Rocco will guide the creative strategy for the label group globally
Analysis News 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...
News Beatdapp launches ‘Trust & Safety Operating System’ to combat fraud beyond music streaming The new platform combines ID verification, AI music detection, account takeover detection, and a recommendation engine into a single platform.