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Udio’s licensed AI music app will be called Starstruck, with four creation modes for fans (Report)
Starstruck will offer four modes for users to interact with music from opted-in artists and songwriters: Cover, Reimagine, Remix and Create. Source...

Warner Music partners with GZ Media to show unsold vinyl records can be recycled without compromising sound
The pilot processed approximately 10,000 unsold records sourced across multiple artists, titles, and pressing plants. Source...

Drake ties Taylor Swift for most Billboard 200 No. 1 albums among solo acts and sets new ARIA chart record with triple drop
"Iceman" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on May 30, giving the rapper his 15th chart-topper and matching Taylor Swift's tally among solo acts. Source...

From Spotify and UMG’s landmark AI deal to Shamrock’s $813M raise… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

Activist Artists Management promotes Anna Kolander to Partner
Kolander has spent 13 years at the company, having joined as an assistant in 2013 Source...

P!NK, Julian Bunetta, and Harvey Mason jr. among honorees at NMPA’s 2026 Annual Meeting
P!NK will receive this year's NMPA Songwriter Icon Award. Source...

Paul McCartney to host global TikTok LIVE Q&A ahead of new album release
The event will kick off TikTok LIVE Premiere – the platform's new flagship LIVE series Source...

Universal Music Group and TikTok strike new multi-year licensing deal — with expanded AI protections for artists and songwriters
Global deal will also see TikTok and UMG work together to remove unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform Source...

The latest Music Business Worldwide Magazine is out now. Read it here.
As ever, the latest issue is packed with insight about the past, present, and future of the music business... plus impressive people. Source...

Warner Music COO, Armin Zerza: Music is under-monetized, under-digitized, and ripe for ‘years of productivity’
Zerza appeared at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Wednesday (May 20) Source...

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