Tuesday, June 23, 2026

[PIAS] acquires Signum Records, the independent classical label home to The King’s Singers
Co-Founder Steve Long will remain as Managing Director, the company announced on Tuesday (June 23). Source...

How Agencies Track Ad Costs and Vendor Payments
Agencies manage money moving in several directions at once. Client budgets fund media spend, contractors deliver campaign work, platforms charge ad costs, and vendors submit invoices on different time...

How Publishers Can Vet Affiliate Partners Before Sending Them Real Traffic
A publisher rarely loses money from one bad affiliate link on the first day. The problem is slower and more irritating than that. A comparison article starts ranking, readers click through, a few conv...

How Local SEO & Web Design Work Together for Chicago Companies
Chicago’s busy business scene means you need two things to rank well on Google and turn visitors into customers: strong local SEO and effective web design. When 250,000 local brands compete to att...

Nvidia hit with US copyright suit claiming it trained AI models on Winamp subsidiary Jamendo’s music without permission
Jamendo is seeking an injunction, plus actual damages and Nvidia's profits of "no less than" EUR €17.8 million (approx. USD $20.3 million). Source...

Ex-Blackstone exec Vlado Spasov launches $1.5B alternative asset manager Trimontium – music rights among target assets
Trimontium says its target areas also include "uncorrelated" asset classes such as IP rights and royalties. Source...

Spotify wins dismissal of lawsuit claiming it allowed ‘billions’ of fraudulent Drake streams
In November 2025, rapper RBX claimed Spotify failed to curb "mass-scale fraudulent streaming," stripping royalties from other rights holders. Source...

Suno’s latest legal opponent fought the tobacco industry – and won a quarter of a trillion dollars
Hagens Berman has joined forces with Delgado Entertainment Law to represent indie artists whose recordings were allegedly copied without permission. Source...

The majors and BMG asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that lets songwriters reclaim copyrights worldwide. Five things to know about Vetter v. Resnik
For about 50 years, the industry believed termination only affected US rights. This ruling would make those rights worldwide for the first time. Source...

UMG’s Bravado targets A$AP Rocky merch bootleggers on ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ tour with trademark suit, seizure order
A trademark infringement complaint was filed on Thursday June 11 Source...

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