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RSS Jun 10, 2026 12:52pm · Music Business WorldWide

Chris Brown settles songwriter’s lawsuit over ‘Sensational’ and ‘Monalisa’

Steve Chokpelle, who performs as Muso, alleged he wrote lyrics for two of Chris Brown's songs but was excluded from the credits and the revenues. Source

RSS Jun 10, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

UMG prices €1bn bond offering as boss makes latest AI comments

As the dust settles from its rejection of an acquisition offer by hedge-fund Pershing Square, Universal Music Group has taken its next financial step forward. It has priced €1bn of new ‘Eurobond Notes’ that will be sold to investors outside the US to raise money for “general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of existing indebtedness and […]

RSS Jun 10, 2026 11:30am · Musically

YouTube claims ‘broad license’ to use music uploads for AI training

Questions about what YouTube and parent firm Alphabet are training their musical AIs on, and what the licensing structure around that is, have been bubbling for some time. A court filing this week sheds more light on the issue. The filing is part of a case sparked by a lawsuit earlier this year against Google by plaintiffs […]

RSS Jun 10, 2026 11:16am · Music Business WorldWide

Google moves to dismiss indie artists’ Lyria 3 AI training lawsuit, arguing they licensed their music when agreeing to YouTube’s terms of service

Google argued that the artists licensed their music to YouTube when they uploaded it – and that the license covers the conduct they are now suing over. Source

RSS Jun 10, 2026 11:04am · Music Business WorldWide

Sony Music urges court to reject Udio’s bid to seal the size of its AI training data

Sony Music argued that the number "is necessary to understand the full extent of Udio's copying." Source

RSS Jun 10, 2026 11:00am · Music Business WorldWide

Symphonic promotes four executives, with Taylor Garland elevated to EVP & CFO

Janette Berrios was elevated to SVP, Corporate Marketing; Ed Poston to SVP, Head of A&R; Lane Roney to SVP, Finance; and Taylor Garland to EVP & CFO. Source

RSS Jun 10, 2026 8:09am · Musically

Primavera Sound festival faces criticism over weather disruption

Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival faced stormy weather on its opening day Thursday – literally and figuratively.

RSS Jun 9, 2026 12:38pm · Musically

Video exclusives: Spotify x Le Sserafim and YouTube x Madonna

Video is the new (old) battleground for streaming services in 2026: a space, unlike audio, where they can safely negotiate exclusives with big artists. Spotify’s latest partnership is with K-Pop group Le Sserafim, following the recent concert it hosted for them in Seoul. Video of the performance is now available exclusively on the service, along with […]

RSS Jun 9, 2026 12:35pm · Musically

Live roundup: NIVA launches, MVT x Audoo, Charli XCX ‘Angel Tickets’

There is plenty of news coming out of US live association NIVA’s annual conference this week. Starting with the launch of the ‘Fix the Tix Fan Action Center’. It’s an online service to help fans request refunds and dob in “deceptive ticket resale practices in real-time”, playing into NIVA’s wider campaign against those. The launch […]

RSS Jun 9, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Apple Music is getting new features in iOS 27 software update

Apple kicked off its WWDC event yesterday – its annual conference for developers – with the traditional keynote debuting its next raft of software updates and services. Want to know what’s new in Apple Music when the iOS 27 update drops later this year? You’ll need some sharp eyes to spot the references in a huge word-cloud […]

RSS Jun 9, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Berklee study explores music, video and use of AI technologies

Berklee College of Music has published a new report exploring “how music is discovered, licensed, created, and used across today’s social media video ecosystem”, as well as the role of video in musicians’ careers, and AI. An important note: this isn’t just a survey of musicians. It also interviewed creators (influencers), brand marketers and music supervisors – 1,003 […]

RSS Jun 9, 2026 12:28pm · Musically

Deezer says there are hundreds of AI-generated World Cup songs

Once upon a time, making a World Cup song was easy. Herd the squad into a studio, make sure they can’t sway in time with each other OR the music, and job done. Nowadays it’s a different world. Deezer is hoping to seize some World Cup headlines this week with its latest statistics on AI-generated music. Hundreds […]

RSS Jun 9, 2026 11:30am · Musically

Average US music-streamer spends $434 a year on recorded music

94% of US music-streamers say they like or love their streaming service, and 90% describe it as good, very good or excellent value for money, according a report published by the trade association for, ahem, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube and other streaming services. Yes, the Digital Media Association (DiMA) is back with its latest […]

RSS Jun 9, 2026 6:00am · Musically

Music prediction is a $400m market in 2026 so far – on one platform

What if you could use your knowledge of upcoming release schedules, quiet insider chats with artist teams, your skill at reading Chartmetric data – or anything else in the music business that you were pretty certain about – to place bets? For instance, if you were very sure that Taylor Swift will get the most streams […]

RSS Jun 8, 2026 5:19pm · Music Business WorldWide

Universal Music Greater China acquires Carrier Creative catalog, home to ‘golden-era’ Mandopop recordings by Little Tigers and Johnny Chiang

The deal was announced on Monday (June 8) at UMGC's inaugural China Summit in Beijing. Source

RSS Jun 8, 2026 4:37pm · Music Business WorldWide

Judge vacates order that sealed Udio’s ‘confidential’ data in Sony Music’s copyright lawsuit

The decision reopens the question of how much of the material that Udio has designated confidential will stay off the public docket. Source

RSS Jun 8, 2026 4:09pm · Music Business WorldWide

220+ rights orgs worldwide urge France’s National Assembly to adopt bill that would force AI firms to prove copyrighted content wasn’t used to train their tech

The Darcos bill would reverse the burden of proof in AI copyright disputes in France Source

RSS Jun 8, 2026 4:02pm · Music Business WorldWide

Universal Music signs Mandopop star Jason Zhang to develop his international career

New agreement with Zhang and his Planet Culture label extends across music, live business and strategic development. Source

RSS Jun 8, 2026 3:22pm · Music Business WorldWide

What does an attribution engine actually do?

Monica Corton, a music publishing veteran and the founder of Go To Eleven Entertainment, talks about AI — and to the industry’s one great hope for deciding who actually gets paid when machines make music… Source

RSS Jun 8, 2026 3:09pm · Musically

Content Editor – Warp Records – London

Warp is looking for a social-first creative to join our team in London, helping bring our Artists’ stories to life across digital platforms. You’ll be a creative all rounder and […] The post is from Music Ally.