Music Business Worldwide

243 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Suno Hires Ticketmaster's Michael Chua to Lead Live Music and Songkick · Suno appoints Michael Chua as VP to lead live music operations and the Songkick platform.
• Drake, BTS, and Stray Kids Skip 2027 Grammy Submissions Amidst Industry Shifts · Drake did not submit his three 2026 albums for the 2027 Grammy Awards, joining BTS and Stray Kids in skipping nominations.
• Warner Chappell CEO Guy Moot Joins NMPA Board Amid AI Licensing Push · Guy Moot, CEO of Warner Chappell, joins the NMPA Board to support songwriter rights and AI licensing efforts.
• Live Nation launches dual currency bond offering to refinance 2027 notes · Live Nation sells $730M USD and €600M EUR bonds to refinance maturing 2027 debt.
• Live Nation Faces Class Action Lawsuits Over Data Breach Exposing Social Security and Health Records · Three class action lawsuits allege Live Nation failed to secure personal data including Social Security numbers and health records.
• HYBE to Debut Weverse Con Festival in India in 2027 · HYBE announces its first international Weverse Con Festival will be held in New Delhi in 2027.
• EMPIRE Publishing hires Emilio Morales as Latin America Business Development SVP · EMPIRE Publishing appoints former Rimas executive Emilio Morales to lead Latin America expansion.
• Live Nation vs. Spotify: Live Concerts Overprice Streaming in Emerging Markets · Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino argues live music pricing power in emerging markets far exceeds that of streaming services like Spotify.
• US Copyright Office launches public inquiry into music streaming fraud · US Copyright Office opens public inquiry into AI-linked music streaming fraud.
• Music Streaming Rate Proposals Filed for 2028-2032 Period · Major streaming services and publishers filed competing rate proposals for US mechanical royalties with the Copyright Royalty Board.
• Kakao Entertainment Partners with Warner's Atlantic for Global K-pop Strategy · Kakao Entertainment and Atlantic Music Group partner to develop K-pop artists globally.
• Suno's IPO Ambitions Hampered by Lawsuits Despite $5.4B Valuation · Suno's potential IPO faces legal hurdles from music majors despite hiring a CFO and raising $775M.
• DeepSeek seeks $12B+ funding round with Tencent and CATL as backers · Chinese AI firm DeepSeek is raising over $12B with Tencent as a leading investor.
• Major Music Publishers Urge Supreme Court To Overturn Global Copyright Ruling · Universal, Sony, Warner, BMG ask US Supreme Court to reverse Fifth Circuit copyright ruling.
• ARIA CEO Accuses OpenAI, Anthropic of Seeking Copyright Loophole · ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd warns Australian lawmakers that OpenAI and Anthropic are seeking copyright exemptions to train AI models.
• TikTok Expands US Ad Network and Unveils Agentic AI Shopping Tools · TikTok launches its US ad network and new AI shopping agents to boost advertiser performance.
• Michael Smith Sentenced to 18 Months for $8M AI Streaming Fraud Scheme · Michael Smith received an 18-month prison sentence for a bot-driven streaming fraud scheme yielding over $8 million.
• Google selects Base for Music for Gemini Startup Forum cohort · French AI music marketing firm Base for Music joins Google's Gemini Startup Forum.
• GoDigital Music expands APAC with Pony Canyon deal and Sebastian Mair appointment · GoDigital Music appoints Sebastian Mair APAC President and partners with Japan's Pony Canyon.
• Thomas Rhett launches Fifty-One/Forty-Nine Records with HYBE America's Blue Highway · Country star Thomas Rhett launches his own label, Fifty-One/Forty-Nine Records, in partnership with Blue Highway.
• Believe appoints Adriana Sein as President for Americas region · Music company Believe names ex-ADA executive Adriana Sein President of its Americas operations.
• MLC Announces April 2027 Market Share Royalty Payouts After $4.2B Distributed · The Mechanical Licensing Collective will launch market share royalty distributions in April 2027.
• Italy Opens Investigation Into Suno's Unfair Terms of Service · Italy's competition authority investigates Suno's terms for potential consumer imbalance and unfair clauses.
• Warner ADA Central Europe signs global distribution deal with Swiss label Sound · Warner Music's ADA Central Europe agreed exclusive worldwide digital distribution with Swiss label Sound Distribution.
• Sony Music Publishing Administers El Reino Infantil Catalog Worldwide · Sony Music Publishing signs global administration deal with Leader Entertainment for El Reino Infantil's music catalog.
• New York City Enforces 'Click to Cancel' Rule for Subscriptions · New York City's new 'Click to Cancel' rule mandates easy cancellation methods for music streaming and other subscription services.
• Warner Music MENA Promotes Nureni, Hires Sony's Alghawanmeh · Warner Music MENA promotes Ahmed Nureni to MD and hires Ahmad Alghawanmeh as GM from Sony Music.
• Universal Music Group Manages Over 130 Southeast Asian Artists · UMG AMEA CEO Adam Granite confirmed UMG manages 130+ artists across Southeast Asia.
• Big Loud Appoints Dusty Miller as President of Catalog Acquisitions · Big Loud Records names Dusty Miller to lead its new catalog acquisition strategy.
• Sony Music Demands Removal of 260,000 AI Deepfake Tracks · Sony Music has requested platforms remove over 260,000 AI-generated tracks impersonating its artists.