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Scooter Braun steps down as CEO of HYBE America
Isaac Lee to assume role of Chairman and CEO of HYBE Americas Source...

David Joseph CBE joins The Royal Society of Arts as Chief Executive Officer
Former Chairman and CEO of Universal Music UK will formally take up the post at the RSA in September Source...

Mystery buyer for TikTok named by Trump is the same Oracle-Blackstone group whose bid stalled (report)
The previous talks broke down after Beijing withheld approval in the wake of Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods Source...

Warner Music Group and Bain launch $1.2 billion fund to buy rights; each party owns 50% of venture
WMG CEO Robert Kyncl said: 'Augmenting our deep expertise and global infrastructure with Bain Capital’s financial prowess and belief in music will make us the destination of choice for preeminent ca...

The Beatles’ Apple Corps appoints Tom Greene as new CEO
Apple Corps Ltd. was founded by The Beatles in 1968 to oversee the band’s own creative and business interests. Source...

The AI music problem on Spotify (and other streaming platforms) is worse than you think
MBW has found 13 AI artists with over 4.1 million cumulative monthly listeners on Spotify Source...

As AI deepfakes spread, Denmark plans to give individual citizens copyright ownership of their own face and voice
The proposed law is believed to be the first of its kind in Europe, but US legislators are working on similar initiatives Source...

Supreme Court agrees to hear record labels’ piracy case against Cox Communications, in pivotal moment for music industry
If the top court sides with Cox, it could mean internet providers will be shielded from lawsuits over piracy by their subscribers Source...

UK’s PPL distributed $133M to 139,000 performers and rightsholders in Q2 2025
The distributions, which mainly cover UK collections from public performance and broadcast licensing throughout 2024, was up 7% from last year. Source...