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Bad Bunny wins crucial reggaeton ‘dembow’ rhythm ruling
Judge André Birotte Jr. ruled that plaintiffs failed to identify a single copyrighted work of their own combining the elements they say defendants took. Source...

Now Canada’s SOCAN sues Suno, claiming it illegally copied hits like ‘Both Sides Now’ and ‘Sk8er Boi’
SOCAN is the third collecting society to take Suno to court – and the first to file since one of them won Source...

Buy Now Pay Later Affiliate Program: Best Options & Payouts (2026)
The buy now pay later affiliate program category has quickly become one of the most talked-about niches in fintech affiliate marketing. BNPL apps like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay now process billions...

Musixmatch launches Pro for Labels to help record companies manage and distribute lyrics at scale
The platform is aimed at labels ranging from independents managing a small roster to organizations managing thousands of artists and releases. Source...

Premium subscription streaming generated $3.1B for rightsholders in the US in H1 2026, up 7.8% YoY
Industry wholesale revenues hit $5.97 billion, up 6.9% YoY Source...

A 2011 Katy Perry track is TikTok’s global Song of the Summer 2026 – as catalog tracks claim the platform’s entire US Top 4
The song, which is 15 years old, was initially released as a single from Perry's Teenage Dream album in 2011 Source...

Jason Isbell and David Lowery are suing Suno in a class action suit. Importantly, they’re hitting Mikey Shulman’s company with identity claims – not copyright.
The lawsuit accuses Suno of building a product that responds to a musician's name by generating a song, a written description, and a cover image evoking that person Source...

Udio continues to argue that its AI training was ‘quintessential fair use’ – and says, even if it infringed Sony Music’s recordings, damages should be ‘as low as $200 per work’
Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated labels sued Udio on July 20, over 30k+ recordings the same court had refused to let the major add to its existing case against the company Source...

Warner Music launches Warner Records Germany in Berlin, led by Lea Londa
Londa, who has worked on releases by Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, and Linkin Park, reports to Jean-Sebastien Permal, SVP of A&R, EMEA and Central Europe. Source...

Suno and Bright Data sued again by ‘Blurred Lines’ lawyer Richard Busch – this time for Regional Mexican label Gerencia 360
Gerencia 360 alleges that Suno copied its Spanish-language works so that it could capture a significant share of the Spanish language AI user market. Source...