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US Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in landmark music piracy case brought by record labels
The unanimous decision was handed down on Wednesday (March 25). Source...

With $50M+ in music rights deals to date, Larrosa’s MusicTraders builds out new M&A team targeting LATAM and emerging market catalogs
Invitation-only music rights platform names specialist division as it renovates after six years and $50M+ in deals. Source...

Timbaland’s AI artist TaTa Taktumi signs with Ne-Yo’s Pacific Music Group
The deal names Pacific Music as exclusive Asia manager and worldwide label for the AI project that confirmed its Filipino heritage. Source...

Apple Music now surfaces concert listings and ticket links via Bandsintown and Ticketmaster deals
When a user plays a song, they can pull up the artist, see upcoming dates nearby, and buy a ticket without switching apps. Source...

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Spotify launches SongDNA in beta for Premium subscribers, tracing how songs connect through shared producers, samples and covers
SongDNA lets subscribers trace how one song connects to another through shared producers, samples and covers. Source...

‘People want fewer layers between themselves and the thing they care about.’
First, Justin Kalifowitz saw that music publishing was changing. Then, he saw indie services were the future. Now, with Downtown sold in two parts – for a combined price of $1.2 billion – where do...

Seeker Music Group closes $267M asset-backed securities transaction to fuel growth, scale catalog
The company has closed its first ABS, backed by a catalog of more than 19,000 copyrights and master recordings. Source...

UMG, Concord, and ABKCO file new motion asking judge to rule that Anthropic infringed their copyrights and reject AI ‘fair use’ argument: ‘The evidence in this case is overwhelming.’
Publishers filed motion for partial summary judgment on Monday (March 23) in the Northern District of California Source...

Heather Vassar appointed Senior Vice President, Nashville at The Orchard
Vassar previously launched EMPIRE's Nashville division, where she is credited for her role in signing Shaboozey. Source...

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