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Irving Azoff’s Music Artists Coalition joins Cate Blanchett and CAA on AI licensing brief in New York Times’ case against OpenAI
RIAA, NMPA, ASCAP, BMI, and five other music organizations filed a proposed brief of their own, formally backing the plaintiffs. Source...

Raye, Sam Fender, Garth Brooks… and the bots. Five things to know about the AI arms race in live ticketing
Bots overwhelmed a presale sign-up, a ticket queue, and a ticketing site in October. Here’s how, and what lawmakers plan to do about it. Source...

Pandora’s monthly user base fell by 2.75m YoY in Q3, while SiriusXM’s total revenue share and royalty costs rose to $726M
Pandora’s monthly active user base shrank by 2.75 million year-over-year in the third quarter of 2026. The streaming service had 38.81 million monthly active users (MAUs) at the end of September, do...

UMG, Sony, and DistroKid tell court they are ‘working on a resolution’ in dispute over AI music data for Suno case
The two majors are seeking data from DistroKid on how many of the tracks it delivers to streaming services are flagged as AI-generated. Source...

Rumble Partner Program: What the 90% Ad Revenue Share Means
The Rumble Partner Program promises creators up to 90% of eligible video ad revenue from November 1, 2026. See who qualifies and how it compares with YouTube....

Political Ads: What a Record Midterm Means for Publishers
Political ads hit a record $11.21 billion this cycle. See where the money goes, how Google handles election ads and 6 smart moves for publishers....

Dynamic Ad Insertion: beehiiv and Substack Bring Podcast Ads
Dynamic ad insertion is live on beehiiv and in early access on Substack. See the revenue split, ad break limits and 6 smart moves for podcasters....

CrUX Ad Metrics: What Chrome’s Ad Density Data Means for You
CrUX ad metrics now show Ad Count, Ad Density and ad weight for real Chrome users. See how Chrome measures them and 6 essential checks to run now....

UMG’s share price closes up 7.9% – adding around $2.5B in value – after Q3 subscription growth beats forecasts
At its peak today, the rally added around USD $4.8 billion (EUR €4.3bn) to UMG's market capitalization. Source...