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Absolute Label Services opens AI-powered Anthology business management ‘Music OS’ to indie sector: ‘Infrastructure is the next logical thing to democratize’ - Music Business Worldwide
White label business management platform launches with Cherry Red Records and Blue Raincoat Music as its first named customers.
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October 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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Ex-Capitol A&R exec Carter Gregory strikes JV for Plot Twist Records with 10K Projects and Atlantic Records - Music Business Worldwide
Founded by A&R executive and media personality Carter Gregory, the label’s first signings are singer Alabama Barker and DJ Nic Vans.
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October 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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US appeals court rejects ‘fair use’ defense over AI training – as Thomson Reuters wins copyright case backed by RIAA and NMPA - Music Business Worldwide
US federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that an AI company’s copying of protected material to build its training data was not fair use.
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September 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Read Simon Robson’s farewell note to Warner Music staff, as he exits after nearly 30 years - Music Business Worldwide
Robson, President, EMEA, Recorded Music, WMG, will step down in December.
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September 25, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Sony Music Group becomes first music company to join AI policy coalition ARIAM – alongside Disney, the BBC, and The New York Times - Music Business Worldwide
It is the first music company to join the group, which launched in June 2026 with members drawn from film, TV, journalism and more.
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September 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Erica Campbell’s label sues distributor SRG/ILS Group, claiming it never sent a single royalty statement - Music Business Worldwide
My Block Records is seeking damages in excess of USD $1 million, plus interest and legal fees, and has demanded a jury trial.
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September 23, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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Vinyl counterfeiter who made $3.6M from fake Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar records jailed for 3.5 years in the UK - Music Business Worldwide
The counterfeit records carried an estimated retail loss of GBP £259,920 ($348,293), according to investigators.
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September 23, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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UMG, Sony Music File Second Lawsuit Against Suno Over AI Music Generator’s New Model
The suit comes weeks after Suno first launched v6, its first model to be trained on licensed music after carving out partnerships with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe.
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September 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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Universal and Warner press court to end US musicians’ lawsuit over Udio, Suno deals - Music Business Worldwide
The case rests on Article 21(a) of the Sound Recording Labor Agreement, the union’s collective bargaining agreement with the record companies.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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"A battle that you win cancels all your mistakes."

- Machiavelli
September 16, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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Music industry targets AI songs in crackdown on streaming fraud
Scammers are flooding platforms with tracks then deploying bots to rack up plays and royalty payments
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September 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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DistroKid, distributing ‘roughly 40%’ of all new music, hasn’t yet signed IFPI’s new anti-fraud standards… unlike CD Baby. - Music Business Worldwide
DistroKid has not yet signed up, despite its claim to distribute “roughly 40%” of “all new music in the world” for over 4 million artists.
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September 15, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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September 13, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Judge throws out copyright claims in Wixen’s $102M lawsuit against Meta - Music Business Worldwide
A judge ruled that Wixen has not shown it holds the rights that would let it sue over the 681 works it says Meta used without a license.
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September 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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US musicians’ union files opposition to Universal and Warner motions to dismiss, saying members’ recordings were ‘fed into AI systems for commercial exploitation’ - Music Business Worldwide
The American Federation of Musicians has filed its opposition to the motions to dismiss brought by Universal Music Group, Inc., Warner Records, Inc., and Atlantic Recording Corp. in its lawsuit over…
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September 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Myself (Screwed & Chopped)
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September 12, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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September 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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September 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Warner Music Austria and ADA Central Europe strike distribution and studio deal with Vienna indie label Tonherd - Music Business Worldwide
Tonherd is described as a “full-service, end-to-end music company offering everything from songwriting and production to release.”
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August 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Nobody Likes Me & That's Okay (Screwed & Chopped)
Nobody Likes Me & That's Okay (Screwed & Chopped) by Sunset Sherb - Pandora
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August 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Nobody Likes Me & That's Okay
Nobody Likes Me & That's Okay by Sunset Sherb - Pandora
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August 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Music publisher sues Anthropic, Suno over AI training
Independent music publisher Round Hill Music sued Anthropic and Suno in California federal court on Monday, alleging the AI companies misused hundreds of its songs to ​train their systems.
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August 18, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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Let’s reinvent the Libera Awards as a platform for independent music - Music Business Worldwide
Bill Werde argues that while there is much to admire about The Libera Awards, there is also much, much more it could be doing with and for independent music…
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August 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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Robert Kyncl justifies Suno deal, despite rivals’ lawsuit
Kyncl appeared on Semafor’s Mixed Signals podcast on Friday (August 14), where he discussed Suno – and why he’d start a music service at Netflix.
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August 18, 2026 at 5:52 AM