June, 2024

Spotify’s Car Thing officially non-operational, less than three years after it rolled out in the US
Car Thing users have until January 14 to contact Spotify and see whether they qualify for a refund Source...

Merlin tells tech companies not to use its members’ music to train AI without authorization
Using Merlin members' music to train AI requires “explicit written authorization,” the organization has declared Source...

TikTok asks Supreme Court to block US ban
TikTok seeks temporary pause to an incoming law that could see the app banned in the market if it's not divested from parent company ByteDance Source...

On… the New York State of things – and dinner with Robert Kyncl.
MBW founder Tim Ingham on 48 hours in New York City, and three hours with Warner's boss Source...

‘PPL’s position in the music industry has transformed massively.’
PPL CEO, Peter Leathem, looks back not just on recent developments at the licensing and collection society, but at 90 years of history, the JV with PRS, ‘taking over from Alex Ferguson’ and much m...

Anghami secures $55m investment from OSN Group following companies’ merger
The new investment is aimed at expanding Anghami's content library and 'enhancing the user experience through cutting-edge technologies' Source...

ATG Entertainment acquires Celebrity Attractions, expanding Broadway touring network
The deal will maintain Celebrity Attractions’ local offices in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Source...

Ryusuke Kamada named Chief Financial Officer at Avex USA
Kamada has been with Avex since 2018, and relocated from the company's Japanese headquarters to the US in January 2020 Source...

Melanie Santa Rosa named Head of Copyright at Third Side Music
Exec was previously on the Mechanical Licensing Collective's (MLC) Operations Advisory Committee Source...

Martin Mills and IMPALA accuse Universal of ‘land grab’ over Virgin Music’s $775m Downtown acquisition
Europe’s trade association for indie labels, IMPALA, has criticized Virgin Music Group’s planned acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings in a $775 million deal. This morning (December 17), IMPALA s...

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