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PassPass closes ‘seven-figure’ seed round at $15m valuation, pitching gamified music discovery to artists
Atlanta-based real estate fund Roots led the round, alongside a group of strategic backers and angel investors. Source...

Downtown’s CD Baby launches ‘full-service’ artist program offering marketing, distribution, and financial support for 10 indie acts in 2026
The program will support 10 artists through 2026, offering priority distribution, targeted DSP marketing, paid digital campaign support, and more. Source...

‘The UK Albums Chart Has Stopped Measuring the Future of Music.’
The following MBW op/ed comes from Kenny Gates, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of [PIAS]. Source...

Suno fights to keep Warner Music settlement terms away from UMG and Sony
Suno is pointing to the labels’ “mischaracterization” of a judge's ruling in what Suno described as an attempt to reopen a dispute that they already lost. Source...

AWAL Creator Fund picks its first cohort of UK music content creators
Iona Bielby, Glenn McFarlane, and Aker Okoye were selected from more than 130 applicants to the program. Source...

Dan Hawie promoted to Managing Director of MNRK Music Group’s Last Gang Records
Hawie will report to Randy Derebegian, MNRK's VP of Artist Development, and Chris Moncada, COO of MNRK Music Group. Source...

Guy Moot is this year’s recipient of the UK’s MITS Award – the first music publisher to receive the honor
Guy Moot, Co-Chair and CEO of Warner Chappell Music (WCM), has been named the recipient of the 2026 Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS). Source...

Shein Affiliate Program: Earning Big in Fast Fashion
Imagine getting paid every time someone clicks your link and buys a cute outfit — with zero stress about stock, shipping, or angry customer emails. That is affiliate marketing in a nutshell, and the...

Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15M over unauthorized use of her image on TV boxes
Electronics giant is accused of using Dua Lipa's photo on TV packaging without her permission Source...

HYBE taps PLEDIS’ Jiwon No, SEVENTEEN producer Sung Soo Han for new girl group label ABD
Jiwon No, who previously served as Head of Artist Planning at PLEDIS, was named President of the new label. Source...

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