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Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def drops $18m royalty lawsuit against Sony Music after parties ‘resolved the matter’
The dismissal was without prejudice, leaving Dupri and his companies free to bring the claims again. Source...

Now Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic in multi-billion dollar lawsuit: ‘One of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history.’
The publishing arms of all three major music companies are now litigating against the Claude maker Source...

Spotify promotes Joe Hadley to VP of Global Music Content, Partnerships; J.J. Italiano named Head of Editorial
Spotify says the new structure will preserve Editorial's "distinct voice, expertise, and decision-making," while creating "a more connected Music team." Source...

From the major labels’ $76M Stability AI bet to Universal and Sony’s Suno ‘stream ripping’ claim… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

BMG’s organic revenue grew 8.1% YoY in H1 2026; Concord merger now due to close in Q3
BMG saw its revenue grow by 4.9% YoY to EUR €444 million (USD $518M) in the first half of 2026. On an organic basis – which strips out the impact of acquisitions, disposals, and currency effects �...

Warner Music Austria and ADA Central Europe strike distribution and studio deal with Vienna indie label Tonherd
Tonherd is described as a "full-service, end-to-end music company offering everything from songwriting and production to release." Source...

Reservoir’s PopIndia acquires Vincey Productions catalog plus YouTube channels with 10M combined subscribers, and signs Kashmiri producer 30KEY!
Vincey Productions' catalog spans more than three decades of South Indian music, with a focus on Tamil and Telugu Christian and devotional recordings Source...

VDO.AI Review: Best Video Ad Network For Publishers
In 2016, BuzzFeed said that half of their advertising revenue is from video advertisements and are aiming to push this number to 75% in the coming years. As more viewers drift towards watching videos ...

Judge clears UMG and Sony to accuse Suno of pirating YouTube via ‘stream ripping’ to train its AI
However, the judge denied the labels’ separate bid to add 61,026 recordings to the 560 already in suit Source...

Authentic Brands Group acquires majority stake in IP of Drake’s OVO brand
As part of the transaction, Authentic network partner Vince Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: VNCE) has acquired OVO's operating business and will oversee the brand's design, product development, merchandising, ...