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Appeals court upholds dismissal of patent lawsuit against Live Nation, Ticketmaster, MLB, and Phish, after plaintiff failed to oppose bids to throw it out
Amy Weissbrod Gurvey’s legal fight with Live Nation dates back to 2006. The Federal Circuit ruled that she had waived all her arguments. Source...

‘The industry is almost certainly leaving significant revenue on the table.’
Vevo’s EVP of Content, Programming and Marketing, JP Evangelista, discusses the power of nostalgia, the opportunities for the future of music video and why the commercial infrastructure around short...

PRS for Music partners with B2B streaming service Soundtrack to get data on music played in 7,000 UK shops, bars and public spaces – and pay royalties accordingly
PRS will begin incorporating that data into royalty payments to songwriters, composers, and music publishers from December 2026. Source...

Believe’s Denis Ladegaillerie: How It Started…
How It Started… is MBW’s series delving into the origin stories behind the industry’s most notable founder-led companies. It’s over 20 years since Denis Ladegaillerie launched Believe, which h...

Songwriter who claimed Drake’s ‘Janice STFU’ chorus was ‘literally identical’ to his demo drops lawsuit after 11 days
The notice gives no reason for the withdrawal and leaves Aviel Calev Hirschfield free to refile his claim. Source...

JYP: We haven’t received a proposal to buy 25%+ of our shares
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service warned investors about the plan and said it would investigate if it suspected unfair trading. Source...

Spotify’s potential bill if The MLC wins its ‘bundling’ lawsuit outright rises to $619M
Potential liability if The MLC wins its 'bundling' lawsuit outright has risen to approximately EUR €538M, according to Spotify’s Q3 2026 financial statements Source...

EMPIRE hires Leesa Brunson-Boland and Bina Fronda as SVPs in New York
Brunson-Boland will serve as SVP, A&R Operations, while Fronda will serve as SVP, Marketing. Source...

Deezer raises 2026 outlook as Q3 revenues grow 1.8% YoY to $149.5M – but total subscribers fall to 8.7m
Paris-based streaming company has published its financial results for the three months to September 30. Source...

The music industry is solving the wrong bottleneck
Diana Umana digs into the new artist discovery process – with some expert voices – and concludes that what truly moves an act forward is advocacy. And guess what? Every advocate starts as a fan of...

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