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On… Universal Music Group, Downtown, India, and Streaming 2.0
The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham Source...

Warner Music expects AI music deals to boost subscription streaming revenue from late 2026
Robert Kyncl said WMG expected its "licensing deals to contribute materially to our subscription streaming revenue growth starting in fiscal '27." Source...

Sony Music Group and Universal Music Group take legal action against ‘parasitic’ streaming app Musi in Canada
The action is coordinated by IFPI, which represents the recorded music industry worldwide Source...

‘India at its core is a song-driven economy, moving toward a personality-led, show business economy.’
Times Music CEO Mandar Thakur talks catalog acquisitions, India’s subscription challenge, and why he believes Indian music’s biggest opportunity lies abroad... Source...

Suno muscles into vinyl market, plans to let users press their AI songs onto 12-inch records
Company has opened a waitlist for Suno Vinyl, a service that turns songs made on its platform into physical records Source...

WMG calendar Q2: Total revenue up 9.3% YoY to $1.86B; subscription streaming revenues rose 11% YoY
Warner Music Group has issued its full financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 Source...

Suno becomes first customer of Musixmatch’s Sentinel, which screens AI prompts and outputs for copyrighted material
Suno has integrated the technology to identify when copyrighted compositions, lyrics, and music may be present, Musixmatch said on Thursday (August 6). Source...

Singapore touring and concert firm Triangle raises $15M, as former Live Nation APAC President Roger Field joins leadership team
Triangle, formerly Creation Collective, describes itself as "Asia-Pacific's only homegrown, end-to-end live entertainment platform", Source...

TikTok closes Nashville office on Music Row and lays off staff – two years after signing the lease
TikTok confirmed the closure to Nashville television station FOX 17 News on Wednesday (August 5), two years after it signed the lease. Source...

Anthropic seeks partial dismissal in music publishers’ $3B lyrics suit – as CEO moves to drop the direct-infringement claim against him
The two filings target the case that Concord Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group and ABKCO are pursuing over more than 20,000 songs. Source...

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