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Believe’s Denis Ladegaillerie: How It Started…
How It Started… is MBW’s series delving into the origin stories behind the industry’s most notable founder-led companies. It’s over 20 years since Denis Ladegaillerie launched Believe, which h...

Songwriter who claimed Drake’s ‘Janice STFU’ chorus was ‘literally identical’ to his demo drops lawsuit after 11 days
The notice gives no reason for the withdrawal and leaves Aviel Calev Hirschfield free to refile his claim. Source...

JYP: We haven’t received a proposal to buy 25%+ of our shares
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service warned investors about the plan and said it would investigate if it suspected unfair trading. Source...

Spotify’s potential bill if The MLC wins its ‘bundling’ lawsuit outright rises to $619M
Potential liability if The MLC wins its 'bundling' lawsuit outright has risen to approximately EUR €538M, according to Spotify’s Q3 2026 financial statements Source...

EMPIRE hires Leesa Brunson-Boland and Bina Fronda as SVPs in New York
Brunson-Boland will serve as SVP, A&R Operations, while Fronda will serve as SVP, Marketing. Source...

Deezer raises 2026 outlook as Q3 revenues grow 1.8% YoY to $149.5M – but total subscribers fall to 8.7m
Paris-based streaming company has published its financial results for the three months to September 30. Source...

Programmatic Deals: What Pinterest’s Move Means for Publishers
Pinterest opened programmatic deals to DSPs on October 26, 2026. See the numbers it shared, how deals work in OpenRTB and 7 proven steps to package yours....

Telco ID: What Consent-Based IDs Mean for Publishers Now
A telco ID from Utiq now feeds Ströer's OSDS audiences via Active Agent, The Trade Desk and Equativ. Here is how it works and 7 smart steps to evaluate one....

The music industry is solving the wrong bottleneck
Diana Umana digs into the new artist discovery process – with some expert voices – and concludes that what truly moves an act forward is advocacy. And guess what? Every advocate starts as a fan of...

Neil Young sues Trump fundraising committee for $10M over ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ – six years after his first lawsuit over the song
The lawsuit alleges that the committee had the 1989 song played without a license just before Trump took the stage to speak at a rally in Ohio on October 12. Source...

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