February, 2025

From Taylor Swift’s masters victory to HYBE’s eventful week… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days Source...

Labels in licensing talks with AI music generators Suno and Udio (report)
Reported talks arrive a year after the majors sued Suno and Udio for copyright infringement Source...

‘A&R is based on three things: trust, relationship and accountability.’
After more than two decades with the majors, Amanda Hill now heads up Runner Music, the publishing company founded in 2023 by Ryan Tedder, Ron Laffitte and Andrew Sparkler. Here she discusses her care...

Miley Cyrus taps TikTok for ‘Something Beautiful’ album launch campaign
Campaign features exclusive in-app experience and private listening party. Source...

Rezonate Music Rights launches with $150m backing from Bridgepoint to acquire producer catalogs
Company has already acquired rights from several producers Source...

Melanie Johnson appointed Director of Transformation at the UK’s PPL
Johnson will oversee 'an ambitious cross-company innovation programme,' according to PPL Source...

Meta sued for alleged ‘rampant infringement’ of Eminem songs on Facebook, Instagram
Eight Mile Style alleges that Meta doesn't have a license to including Eminem songs in its social media music libraries Source...

Music publishing brings in $11.1bn annually across 16 major markets, first-ever ICMP survey finds
ICMP hopes snapshot of publishing revenue across major markets will be a valuable tool for understanding the nature of the business Source...

Dean Ormston, CEO of APRA AMCOS, elected Chair for CISAC
Ormston has served as CEO of APRA AMCOS since 2018 Source...

Court rules NewJeans will be fined if they engage in independent promotional activities, amid contract dispute with HYBE’s ADOR
Court states that the K-pop group have to pay $726,300 per member for each instance of promo activity undertaken without their agency's permission Source...

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