Quince, recently valued at $10B, sued by Universal over unlicensed use of music from Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, and more in TikTok posts The company raised a $500 million Series E in March at a $10.1…

Fashion brand Quince, recently valued at $10B, sued by UMG for ‘rampant and brazen infringement’ in TikTok posts buff.ly/55DcJHa
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Drake says judge in defamation case didn’t properly consider whether “reasonable people” might believe slur in Kendrick’s diss track Drake still wants Universal Music held liable for defamation over its release of Kendrick Lamar’s “certified pedophile” lyric in diss track ‘Not Like Us’. With defamation cases, context is everything,...

Drake says judge in defamation case didn’t properly consider whether “reasonable people” might believe slur in Kendrick’s diss track buff.ly/JGJxIWP
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3 New Ways to Dive Deeper Into the Music You Love — Spotify A song that perfectly captures a moment is magic. But when you uncover the story behind it, who made it, what inspired it, and the meaning woven into the lyrics, it becomes something even deeper. That’s...

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Kanye tour cancellations build, as Polish and Swiss shows are pulled Kanye West’s upcoming tour continues to contract amid ongoing controversies over past antisemitic conduct. A concert in Poland, only announced last week, has already been cancelled after the country’s...

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Pop’s Slump Continues Into 2026 as Global Charts Remain Stagnant - Digital Music News After a massive year for pop in 2024, the charts have slowed to a crawl. New releases are struggling to compete with long-running hits.

Pop’s Slump Continues Into 2026 as Global Charts Remain Stagnant buff.ly/0QW2GYq
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A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya launches a music-making app called Bop Latest release Bop is described as “a pocket DJ that lets you mix, mash and mess with music your way”.

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OpenAI boss Sam Altman’s ‘World’ gets into concert ticketing Concert Kit that was unveiled with the promise of “exclusive pre-sales and ticket allocations for verified humans”.

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UMG’s ‘Everything Jazz’ site focuses on sales and curation It’s rolling out a digital music store filled with the catalogues of Blue Note, Verve, Impulse, Decca, Fontana and ECM

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Open letter pushes back on calls to ban Israel from Eurovision Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is one of the hottest music-political potatoes in the world right now

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Reservoir-backed PopArabia acquires MENA label and distributor Viral Wave - Music Business Worldwide PopArabia, Reservoir Media’s Abu Dhabi-headquartered partner focused on the Middle East and North Africa, has acquired MENA label and digital distribution company Viral Wave.

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Live music’s economic impact in Spain was €5.81bn in 2025 The box-office revenues for Spain’s live-music industry grew to €807.2m in 2025, but that’s only part of the picture for its economic impact.

Live music’s economic impact in Spain was €5.81bn in 2025 buff.ly/KoRiE4R
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IngaRose is a hit as SIQA launches ‘AI Music Intelligence’ report AI-music project IngaRose has songs topping the iTunes charts in the US, UK, France, Canada and New Zealand.

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UMG Debuts ‘Everything Jazz’ Digital Platform; The Struggle of Fake Streams 2368 | Your Daily Dose of Music Streaming News

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75,000 AI-generated tracks now flood Deezer daily, representing 44% of all new music uploaded to the platform, says streamer - Music Business Worldwide The volume of fully AI-generated music being uploaded to Deezer has surged again…

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NYC Mayor Mamdani Earned Over $1,600 in Rap Royalties in 2025 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning royalties from his fleeting rap career, reporting over $1,600 in 2025 and $1,267 in 2024.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Earned Over $1,600 in Rap Royalties Last Year buff.ly/d3Ss69t
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Tory Lanez Sues California Prison System Over Stabbing Tory Lanez is suing the California Department of Corrections for $100 million over an incident last year in which he was stabbed 16 times.

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Swiss Football Club Becomes Latest Venue to Say No to Ye A Swiss football club has cancelled a Kanye West concert at St. Jakob-Park, after reviewing, they found it did not align with their values.

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Touchable: Anna Meet RICO A $322 million default judgment against Anna’s Archive looks like a major copyright victory for Spotify and the major labels—but it also exposes a deeper problem. When piracy hits at scale, the pla…

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Latest Music Industry Hires: BMG, Believe, Symphonic, RCA, More Here’s a roundup of recently announced music industry hires and in-house promotions as of Friday, April 17th, 2026.

Latest Music Industry Hires: BMG, Believe India, Legends Global, iHeartMedia, Symphonic, Warner Chappell, More buff.ly/65HlxU8
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Tresóna Files Amended ClicknClear False Advertising Lawsuit Tresóna Multimedia has filed an amended false advertising and copyright infringement lawsuit against rival licensing platform ClicknClear.

Tresóna Fires Off Expanded Lawsuit Against ClicknClear, Alleging a ‘Calculated Scheme to Mislead the Marketplace via False Advertising’ buff.ly/07cjdyA
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The Biggest Biopic Ever? Much-Edited 'Michael' Set to Hit Theaters Will 'Michael' be the biggest music biopic ever? We'll soon find out, as the heavily edited film is now set to hit theaters.

The Biggest Music Biopic Ever? A Heavily Edited Version of ‘Michael’ Is About to Hit Theaters, But Can It Outperform ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ At the Box Office? buff.ly/NvDIqKo
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NPR Receives $113M in Donations After Federal Funding Cuts NPR has received a pair of charitable donations totaling $113 million, enabling it to continue operations after federal funding cuts.

After Federal Funding Cuts, NPR Scores $113 Million In Private Donations to Keep the Lights On buff.ly/kvYi92Y
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Man Charged in 2002 Killing of Jam Master Jay to Plead Guilty One of the three men charged in the killing of Run-D.M.C.’s Jam Master Jay in 2002 plans to plead guilty, court records reveal.

24 Years Larger, A Guilty Plea Emerges In the Killing of Jam Master Jay buff.ly/zwYb3dj
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Kanye Concert in Poland Nixed by Stadium Managers The Polish stadium where Kanye West was set to perform in June has cancelled his appearance, after he postponed a show in France amid outcry.

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Universal Music Debuts 'Everything Jazz' Digital Platform & Store Universal Music is betting big on jazz with a slate of reissues as well as the launch of a digital platform and store called Everything Jazz.

Universal Music Kicks Off Major Jazz Push With ‘Everything Jazz’ Digital Platform Launch, Crowded ‘Verve Vault’ 2026 Reissue Series buff.ly/Jxf5aG2
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Cue Sheets Ain't Just for Film & TV Anymore Cuetrak from Music Reports modernizes cue sheet management for TV, film, games, and podcasts with automation and cloud syncing.

Cue Sheets Ain’t Just for Film & TV Anymore — How Cuetrak Simplifies and Accelerates Cue Sheet Delivery for Today’s Productions buff.ly/C6Ybr4r
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Why Coachella's 2026 Lineup is the Smallest in Years Chartmetric makes it easier for indie artists to compete, with features for playlist pitching, social strategy, and brand affinity insights. All in one place.

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Gigs turns your concert history into a personal live music archive | TechCrunch New iPhone app Gigs uses AI to turn old tickets, screenshots, and emails into a personal concert archive with stats, memories, and more.

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From Live Nation’s antitrust trial loss to Max Lousada and Julie Greenwald’s 26.2 launch… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up - Music Business Worldwide The biggest headlines from the past few days…

From Live Nation’s antitrust trial loss to Max Lousada and Julie Greenwald’s 26.2 launch… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up buff.ly/ufuXiIP
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Live Nation loses monopoly trial in “historic and resounding victory for artists and fans”: but what happens next? Live Nation lost the big antitrust legal battle in the US, with a jury concluding that it operates an illegal monopoly that negatively impacts on artists and fans. It was a dramatic conclusion to a seven...

Live Nation loses monopoly trial in “historic and resounding victory for artists and fans”: but what happens next? buff.ly/KdZHvsa
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