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Live Nation applauds Illinois ban on speculative ticket sales, as state outlaws junk fees, ticket-buying bots
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a new law banning junk fees, ticket-buying bots and the resale of tickets that sellers don't yet possess. Source...

Merlin appoints former Downtown exec Harmen Hemminga as VP, Business Development
Hemminga joins Merlin from Downtown Music, where he most recently served as VP Product & Services Strategy. Source...

UK collection org PPL paid out $108M to performers and recording rightsholders in Q2 2026
Almost 4,500 of those performers and recording rightsholders are receiving a payment from PPL for the first time. Source...

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...