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Live Nation says court ruling against ticket broker supports the company’s bid to dismiss FTC’s BOTS Act lawsuit
Live Nation argued that the Key Investment Group lawsuit is not comparable to its case as they were brought under different subparagraphs of the BOTS Act. Source...

Suno is raising another $250 million+ at a $5 billion valuation (reports)
Suno will likely raise above $250 million, the same amount that it pulled in during its Series C just six months ago, sources told Billboard. Source...

AI Mode Ads on Google: The New Rules of Search Advertising
Search ads used to be simple. You picked keywords, wrote a clever ad, and hoped people clicked your link on a boring blue-results page. Easy, right? Well… not anymore. Google just flipped the whole ...

Udio admits to scraping YouTube audio for AI training in answer to Sony Music lawsuit
Udio admitted that its models were trained with “a vast amount of different kinds of sound recordings” gathered from publicly available sources. Source...

Spotify wins motion for arbitration in ‘payola’ lawsuit
A Spotify subscriber sued the company in November, claiming it deceives users by letting labels boost song visibility through reduced royalty payments. Source...

YouTube creators hit by music copyright claims can now replace tracks with AI – at the touch of a button
The update, announced via YouTube's Creator Insider channel on Friday (May 1), adds a new "Create" button to the existing "Replace Song" tool in YouTube Studio on desktop. Source...

AI Affiliate Marketing Tools: The Ultimate 2026 Guide
The affiliate marketing landscape has been permanently transformed by artificial intelligence. Whether you're a solo blogger or a multi-team performance agency, the right AI tools can mean the differe...

Amy Allen, Sony Music Publishing ,’Die With a Smile’ among big winners at 2026 ASCAP Pop Music Awards
"We are honored to be named ASCAP's Pop Publisher of the Year," said Katie Welle, Sony Music Publishing President, Head of A&R. Source...

Warner Music Group named to TIME’s list of 100 Most Influential Companies for its approach to AI
Robert Kyncl told the magazine: "AI is a fast-growing phenomenon. It's really important that companies like us stand up for artists and songwriters — do it early, and do it together with AI companie...

Suno is now the ‘controller’ of Songkick user data – and is hiring a GM to wire it into its AI music platform
Emails sent to Songkick users on Thursday (April 30) confirmed that personal data held by the platform "will be transferred to Suno, who will become the controller responsible for that data going forw...