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Universal and Sony cleared to depose ex-Menlo Ventures exec over deleted post: ‘I’ve personally shifted most of my…

In March, MBW pointed to the potential legal significance of Gong's post in an open letter to Suno CEO Mikey Shulman Source

K-pop, BTS, and What the Grammys Get Wrong About Asian Music

CRB Approves Streaming Services’ Request to Access Web VI Materials Amid the Phono V Rate-Setting Proceeding — Albeit…

The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has officially granted streaming services’ request to access unredacted Web VI materials amid the ongoing Phono V proceeding – albeit with a few…

Live Nation tells court Trump ‘briefly appeared’ at meeting where terms of its DOJ antitrust settlement were finalized

That meeting took place on March 5 and was attended by representatives of Live Nation, Ticketmaster, the DOJ and the Office of the White House Counsel. Source

Music App Revenue and Usage Statistics (2026)

Neil Young Sues Trump (Again) for $10 Million Over the Use of His Music In a Rally

Neil Young files a $10 million lawsuit against Trump’s political action committee, alleging copyright infringement for the use of his music during midterm election rallies. If you…

Rightsholders behind Elvis Presley’s hits sue Anthropic for more than $48.6M, alleging it scraped lyrics to 274 songs…

The owners of songs made famous by Elvis Presley are suing Anthropic, the company behind the AI chatbot Claude. Their complaint alleges that Anthropic copied the lyrics of 274…

AI music is flooding streaming platforms. But listeners like it less and less

Suno Files Subpoena Demands Against Apple As Major Label Legal War Intensifies

Apple fires back against Suno with heavy ammunition in its move to quash the subpoena, arguing that it’s superfluous and goes well beyond what Suno reasonably needs for the case…

Mary J. Blige strikes deal with Primary Wave covering her song and recording catalogs

Most of Blige’s studio albums were originally released through MCA and Geffen, labels now part of Universal Music Group. Source

Streaming Is Changing the Tide for the Global Music Industry

HarbourView Equity Partners Brings Hit-Boy to Roblox Through Overtune Collaboration

HarbourView Equity Partners brings Hit-Boy to Roblox’s Beat Battle in a monthlong takeover for players to remix tracks and unlock exclusive rewards. Multi-strategy investment firm…

LEGO Group partners with Daft Punk – starting with a fan-designed set based on the duo’s 2007 Alive tour stage

The design started out as a fan submission on the LEGO Ideas platform and has now been greenlit. Source