October, 2025

Dr. Richard James Burgess named Chair at the UK’s PPL as John Smith steps down
Burgess succeeds John Smith OBE, who will be stepping down after nearly a decade leading the board. Source...

Labels fire back at Suno’s attempt to dismiss YouTube stream-ripping claims
They argued that Suno violated federal anti-circumvention laws regardless of any fair use defense. Source...

US Latin music revenues neared $500m in H1 2025, growing 6X faster than overall US market
Revenue growth for Latin music was six times as fast as it was for recorded music overall Source...

Spotify holds a patent for tech that can generate song mashups
Spotify has patented a 'method, system, and computer-readable medium for creating song mashups' Source...

Milk & Honey launches record label, offering songwriters ‘sizeable amount’ of master points
Milk & Honey already runs a successful talent management business, and a catalog brokerage Source...

Sephora Affiliate Program: Earn Commissions Promoting Beauty Products
The beauty world is booming right now—think billions of dollars flying around online—and affiliate marketing is one of the coolest ways to get a piece of that action. If you love makeup, skincare,...

Live music discovery platform Bandsintown reaches 100m registered users
The company says it now has a network of over 700,000 registered artists and 65,000 venues and promoters. Source...

Mariah Carey named as MusiCares 2026 Person of the Year
The event will be held on January 30, 2026, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two days before the 2026 Grammy Awards. Source...

Rehan Manickam appointed Director of A&R in the US for Bamboo Artists
Los Angeles-based hire to drive artist development and cross-territory strategy for Germany-born company Source...

Armada Music launches NBT Records in partnership with Simon Dunmore
The imprint will operate from Armada’s brand-new creative hub in London Source...

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