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Viberate opens music data to ChatGPT, Claude and other AI bots via official MCP server launch – amid ‘AI-first pivot’ for analytics company
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI agents connect to outside data sources and act on them Source...

TikTok turns Madonna’s Confessions II launch into a global LIVE event, two physical pop-ups, and an in-app fan hub
The centerpiece is the "iHeartRadio and TikTok LIVE Premiere with Madonna," streaming on July 2 from the album's release party in London. Source...

How AI Search Is Changing Publisher Traffic (And What to Do)
For years, the rule was simple: show up on Google’s first page, get the clicks, grow the audience. Publishers built whole businesses on that traffic. Then AI search came in and kicked the table over...

South Korea’s FTC opens probe into HYBE and ADOR over NewJeans’ Danielle
Danielle's attorney, Jung Jong-chae, who filed the complaint, said the FTC began investigating on June 4. Source...

Primary Wave pumps $100M+ into Atticus Works, a new literary and theatrical catalog acquisition company
Allen & Company LLC acted as financial advisor to Primary Wave Music in connection with the transaction Source...

US senators revive bill that would force AI-generated audio, video and images to carry labels
Songwriters and SAG-AFTRA line up behind revived US bill to label AI-generated audio, video and images Source...

Virgin Music Group unveils new global leadership team across six regions, integrating Downtown executives
It follows VMG's $775 million acquisition of Downtown, which completed in February. Source...

Spotify bundles three months of Premium with Vodafone Idea’s postpaid plans in its first Indian telco partnership
Vi postpaid customers on eligible plans receive three months of Spotify Premium at no extra cost. Source...

Firebird launches $750M catalog buying fund backed by Ares and Raine Group
Ares has also taken a minority stake in Firebird Source...

Responsible AI must protect the human creativity that gives culture meaning
The following MBW op/ed comes from Rasha Khalifa Al Mubarak, founder and chairwoman of UAE-based MusicNation Source...