FTC Sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster Over Resale Tactics
FTC and 7 states allege collusion with brokers and deceptive pricing; case could reset ticket fees and touring economics.
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Timely reporting on music business shifts, artist marketing strategy, and platform changes.
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Spotify–Sony Strike Global Deal With Direct U.S. Publishing
Multi-year pact adds direct U.S. publishing license and aims to improve songwriter payouts while expanding artist formats.
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Spotify Rolls Out Lossless Audio—Marketing Upside for Superfans
Spotify adds 24‑bit FLAC to Premium in 50+ markets at no extra cost; here’s how artists can position hi‑fi drops and bundles.
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TikTok’s New Rules Go Live: What Music Marketers Must Change Now
TikTok’s updated Community Guidelines take effect today, tightening AI labels, automation bans, and commercial-content rules that will reshape music
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US Judge Lets LyricFind Antitrust Case Against Musixmatch Proceed
A U.S. court let LyricFind’s antitrust suit proceed, putting Musixmatch’s Warner Chappell exclusivity—and DSP lyric costs—under scrutiny.
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Deezer Exposes 70% Of AI Music Streams As Fraudulent
Music platform's detection tool reveals massive bot-driven scheme siphoning royalties from legitimate artists through AI-generated tracks.
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Spotify Hikes Prices 9% After Missing Revenue Targets
Streaming giant raises Premium rates globally following Q2 earnings miss and swing to €86M loss—stock jumps 5% on pricing power signal.
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Music Industry Funding Hits Near-Record $4B in First Half 2025
Investment reaches $3.9B through June as catalog acquisitions and AI startups drive unprecedented capital influx into music sector.
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AI Fair Use Rulings Give Music Labels New Ammunition vs Suno
Twin court decisions limit AI training defenses while preserving piracy claims, reshaping strategy for record industry's $150k-per-song lawsuits.
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Apple Music Opens $15M LA Studio, Escalates Creator War
New 15,000-sq-ft facility signals Apple's push beyond streaming into content creation as platforms battle for artist loyalty.
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GEMA Sues $500M Suno: AI Music Faces Copyright Reckoning
German rights group accuses AI music generator of creating "confusingly similar" tracks to iconic songs, testing European copyright law.
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TikTok Signs Rumblefish Deal to Streamline Global Publisher Royalties
Rumblefish will run licensing and royalty data for TikTok and CapCut, enabling direct multi‑territory deals for publishers.
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TikTok Fan Club Debuts Amid 130M Daily Livestreams, Unlocks Direct Fan Sales
New Fan Club feature lets live viewers earn perks via gifts and missions, giving artists fresh funnels for loyalty and merch sales.
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Trump Extends TikTok Ban to September—Music Pros Scramble for Strategy
President grants TikTok third extension until September 17, leaving music industry in limbo as platforms launch new artist tools.
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Drake's UMG Lawsuit Exposes Label Contract Renegotiation Wars
Rapper's suit reveals 2025 contract renewal stakes and alleges label divisions manipulated Kendrick Lamar's success to weaken his position.
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