Tag: social

Kroger asks court to dismiss Sony Music’s social media ads lawsuit, citing Supreme Court’s Cox ruling
The Kroger Co. and 17 affiliated companies filed the motion on Monday (November 2) in the US District Court for the Central District of California. Source...

DistroKid confirms it has removed tracks in response to UMG claims
The Verge reported that independent artists had been posting on social media about their music being taken down without notice. Source...

Warner Music sues Ray-Ban and Oakley owner Luxottica over alleged use of 427+ works in social media posts
The complaint alleges that Luxottica's brands set their social media videos to Warner-controlled music without a license and without paying Warner. Source...

Live Nation hit with class action lawsuits over data breach involving Social Security numbers and health records
Live Nation's statement came five days after Ticketmaster customers across the US ran into problems with ticket transfers. Source...

How to Turn Blog Posts into Videos with Text-to-Video AI
A blog post can reach more people when it is also available as a video. Text-to-video AI offers a simpler approach. It can turn the main ideas from an article into visual scenes based on written promp...

The US and UK’s share of the world’s ‘Superstar’ artists has fallen from 55.7% to 40.7% since 2021, shows Chartmetric data
Figures come from Global Music Pulse, a new report from Chartmetric, which tracks 14m artists across streaming and social services Source...

Khosla Ventures-backed AI music company GRAI acquires social music platform Hangout
Hangout launched in November 2024 with a catalog of over 100 million tracks, licensed from Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Merlin. Source...

Warner Music/Blavatnik Social Justice Fund names 17 grantees in first 2026 docket, investing almost $6M
Eight music-focused organizations are among the fund’s 17 grantees, including four newcomers. Source...

Sony Music sues Ralphs parent Kroger over alleged copyright infringement in social media ads
The complaint states that Kroger disclosed advertising costs of approximately $1.18 billion in 2025. Source...

DSW reaches settlement in principle with Sony Music over music used in social media ads
Financial terms were not disclosed in the filing, and the agreement between Sony and the retailer has yet to be executed. Source...

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