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Warner Music merges Benelux-GSA businesses; Niels Walboomers named President, as Central Europe bosses Doreen Schimk & Fabian Drebes exit
Company combines recorded music businesses in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, with those in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria under the Warner Music Central Europe banner Source...

Facing ‘stream-ripping’ allegations from labels, Suno & Udio weigh in on separate case to challenge ruling that makes YouTube downloading illegal
Now that the majors have accused Suno and Udio of stream-ripping, the AI companies are pushing to have the practice declared legal Source...

Disney lands Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ content with 6-episode docuseries and concert film
Both will premiere on December 12, with the docuseries featuring appearances from Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran and Florence Welch. Source...

Sir Lucian Grainge on UMG’s AI policy: ‘We will NOT license AI models that use an artist’s voice without their consent.’
Universal Music Group boss says company is 'actively engaged' with nearly a dozen AI companies on new products Source...

Bootleg vinyl from Russia & China… and 3 other things you might have missed from the RIAA’s latest piracy revelations
US recorded music revenues are still around $9 billion per year lower than they were before the age of digital piracy arrived, the RIAA says Source...

Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew raises $20m in WME-led Series B, pushing valuation to $215m
A combination of existing and new investors also participated in the round. Source...

NMPA names Ralph Peer II as Chair after 54 years on the board; Golnar Khosrowshahi elected Vice Chair
The election followed the retirement of former Board Chairman Irwin Z. Robinson Source...

HarbourView leads $30m investment in Oscar-winning animation studio Lion Forge Entertainment
Investment arrives three months after HarbourView secured $500m in additional debt financing from investment giant KKR Source...

Spotify is finally launching lossless – but it’s not part of a ‘super premium’ tier
Lossless listening is rolling out to Spotify Premium subscribers Source...

The Orchard launches physical distribution network, OPEN, following merger between Germany’s SPV Distribution and Membran
It's understood that The Orchard and Napalm will now co-own OPEN Source...

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