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A US federal court has dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, ruling that Kendrick Lamar’s diss ...

Spotify is undergoing the largest shakeup in the company’s management history with the announcement that co-founder Daniel Ek ...

NOW OR NEVER is Tkandz’s breakout hit, debuting on top of both the Global and U.S Spotify Viral 50 earlier this week.

Globally, 82% of music and TV/movie streams come via paid subscription accounts; it’s in the APAC region, that’s just 62%.

OpenAI notified talent agencies and studios that their copyrighted characters will be used by Sora unless the rights holders ...

Arif Mahmud has been promoted to the role of General Counsel and SVP of Global Business Affairs at AWAL. Mahmud is based in ...

AXS has agreed to take a majority stake in Singapore-based ticketing platform SISTIC as part of a new strategic partnership, ...

Digital distributor Too Lost has made a “seven-figure” investment in Rebellion Records, an independent label founded in 2023.

Newly created position forms part of Abbey Road’s broader strategy to “build a true home for music creativity and ...

Spotify also signed a direct licensing deal with Kobalt covering the US last month and has inked direct publishing agreements ...

Live entertainment giant Live Nation has announced it’s planning to issue $1.3 billion in convertible bonds to refinance debt ...