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AI and the new Value Gap: Four actions to prevent songwriters from being sidelined
MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following op/ed comes from Ran Geffen Levy Source...

Spotify expands video creator monetization program to nine new markets
The Spotify Partner Program is expanding to eligible creators in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland Source...

China’s $6B-valued Kunlun Tech debuts ‘world’s first’ music reasoning model, claims it can outperform Suno
Kunlun's “chain-of-thought” technology incorporates thinking and self-criticism in the music generation process Source...

BMG surpassed $1bn revenue in 2024 and spent $263m buying catalogs – as EBITDA surged to record $287m
Revenue up 6.4% YoY, or 8.1% YoY on an organic basis, as catalog spending outstrips 2023 Source...

HYBE-owned superfan platform Weverse launches in-app streaming service, ‘Listening Party’
New Spotify-powered feature allows artists and fans to stream curated music within Weverse Source...

Fernando Cabral de Mello named CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Brazil
Sony Music Latin Iberia has announced a new organizational structure for its operations in Brazil Source...

Dua Lipa wins copyright lawsuit over hit song Levitating (with a little help from Ed Sheeran)
Warner, Sony, and Universal were all co-defendants, as were Lipa's co-writers on the global smash Source...