February, 2025

Vevo sponsors Major Label category at Music Business UK Awards
It's not long now until the big night - and Vevo is the latest big-name sponsor to join the party Source...

Pythagoras Music Fund acquires catalogs of lyricist Peter Sinfield and songwriter Joe Janiak
Janiak has co-produced tracks for Ellie Goulding, Britney Spears, Tove Lo and Lewis Capaldi, while Sinfield's catalog includes Celine Dion's 'Think Twice.' Source...

Peter Kurczaba upped to VP of Sync, Cleome Barber promoted to Director, Creative A&R at Primary Wave
Peter Kurczaba promoted to VP, Creative Sync; Cleome Barber named Director, Creative A&R Source...

EU restarts probe into UMG’s Downtown deal, sets new deadline to make decision
Competition authority sets provisional deadline of February 6, 2026 to decide on the deal Source...

ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN will now accept registrations of ‘partially’ AI-generated musical works
Compositions that are 'entirely created' using AI tools are not eligible for registration with any of the individual societies Source...

Suno, in talks to raise $100m at a $2bn valuation, just released its most advanced free AI music tool yet
Suno’s rapid sequence of updates and new products highlights the growing competition among AI music-making platforms Source...

Automatic Payment Pending AdSense: Understanding Delays and Troubleshooting Issues
For tons of bloggers, creators, and website owners, Google AdSense is the way to earn money online. But let’s be real—nothing’s more nerve-wracking than seeing that dreaded “automatic payment ...

Udio’s bid to dismiss claims of ‘illegal scraping’ from YouTube contains ‘fatal flaws,’ record labels say
If Udio gets its way, there will be no controls on copyrighted content made available to the public, record labels say Source...

BTS’ RM becomes first K-pop artist to deliver keynote at APEC CEO Summit, urges investment in creative industries
The APEC CEO Summit brings together business leaders and government officials from across the Asia-Pacific region Source...

Drake files to appeal dismissal of UMG lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’
Drake has filed a Notice of Appeal to challenge the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. Source...

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