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Why AI is sampling – and how that will affect the future
The following MBW op/ed comes from Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Owner/President of DMG Clearances, Inc. Source...

UK recorded music exports hit record $1.05B in 2025, up just 0.8% YoY
2025 was the first time the annual total had surpassed £800M, which converts to USD $1.05B Source...

Indonesia scraps song and music copyright registration fee to build a national music database
The change applies only to songs and music, while registration fees for other categories of creative work are unchanged. Source...

Qobuz rolls out real-time synced lyrics to all subscribers
Qobuz's redesigned player carries visuals that shift with a track's album artwork and keeps a mini-player on screen while users navigate the app. Source...

As GEMA awaits its Suno copyright verdict, the German collecting society launches ‘PLAI’ – a fully licensed dataset for training AI music tools
AI music transcription company Klangio is the dataset's first customer. Source...

From 90,000 AI tracks hitting Deezer daily to Suno’s user data breach… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

Providence set to fully acquire Casey Wasserman’s THE•TEAM, valuing agency at $3.4B (report)
The private-equity firm already owns around 60% of the business and is set to buy out founder Casey Wasserman's remaining stake. Source...

StubHub CEO faces questions from House Democrats over his stake in a hedge fund reselling tickets on his own marketplace
Robert Garcia, the oversight committee's Ranking Member, issued a letter to StubHub CEO Eric Baker on Friday (July 24). Source...

Move Concerts CEO Phil Rodriguez: ‘I’m bullish about our business. Music and sports are the last tribal experiences.’
MBW's World Leaders series meets Phil Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Latin America-focused Move Concerts Source...

Live Nation launches Roblox game that lets players build their own festivals, with CORTIS as the first featured artist
The game has already drawn more than 3.5m visits and generated more than 23m in-game performances. Source...

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