February, 2024

Snoop Dogg strikes publishing deals with Reservoir for his entire catalog of hits, future works, plus Death Row Records publishing catalog
Snoop Dogg said: “I’m so honored to have them as a partner and excited for all the great things to come with the catalogue as well as new music ventures." Source...

T.I. and Tiny win $71m judgment in OMG Girlz copyright infringement case
Rapper T.I. and singer-songwriter Tameka “Tiny” Harris-Cottle have won an intellectual property rights battle against a major US toymaker Source...

Beggars Group partners with Reactional to bring personalized music to video games
Gamers spent more than $125 billion in in-game purchases in 2023, and Reactional wants music to be part of that Source...

All change (again) in Nashville: Gregg Nadel joins Cris Lacy as Co-Chair & Co-President of Warner Music Nashville; Ben Kline to step down after a decade with the company
Leadership shakeup at Warner Music Nashville follows the recent move to bring the company under the Warner Records umbrella Source...

The MLC urges court to deny Spotify’s motion to dismiss ‘bundling’ lawsuit
The MLC has filed a formal response to Spotify's motion to dismiss Source...

Firebird’s latest deal is with Hills Artists, the management home of LANY
Los Angeles-based Hills was launched in 2018 by Rupert Lincoln Source...

Universal Music Group just completed the $70m acquisition of Thailand’s second-biggest recorded music catalog… while suggesting many more M&A deals in ‘high-potential’ markets are on the way.
Why Universal has hundreds of millions of dollars of cash to spend in these markets – and where it might splash that money Source...

YouTube Music gets more expensive as users in 16 countries report major price hikes for YouTube Premium
Some YouTube Premium subscribers report getting notifications of price hikes of more than 40% Source...

Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to US, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand
Launched in the UK and Australia earlier this year, the feature allows users to generate custom playlists from text prompts Source...

Corey Sheridan exits Global Music Strategy role at TikTok, joins Warner’s ADA as Global Head of Commerce & Revenue
Exec secured partnerships with streaming platforms to power TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature Source...

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