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Jon Glass appointed General Counsel at Merlin
Glass will lead its Business & Legal Affairs function and take on responsibility for its Partnerships team. Source...

UnitedMasters strengthens executive team with four appointments across marketing, brand, commerce and operations
The new hires include former Warner Records executive Todd L. Perry II, alongside Goldie Harris, Luca Zanello and Jason Peerless. Source...

Apple asks court to rule its products don’t infringe Boomcloud 360’s spatial audio patents
Apple Music rolled out Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos in June 2021 Source...

AI is capable of breaking the music industry. But it does not have to.
The following MBW op-ed comes from MusicInfra CEO and Co-founder Björn Lindvall Source...

Live Nation’s Merch Traffic sues online sellers over counterfeit Nirvana, Bruno Mars merch
The suit brings two counts under the Lanham Act: trademark infringement and counterfeiting, and false designation of origin. Source...

Universal Music Group kicks off additional €250M share buyback program
UMG completed the first €500 million program, its first-ever share repurchase, in July Source...

Suno brings its voice clone tool to iOS and Android, opens a limited version to free users
Voices lets a user record or upload audio of themselves singing, which Suno then uses to generate new songs in that person's voice. Source...

Judge tosses shoe retailer DSW’s preemptive copyright suit against Sony Music
A federal judge dismissed the part of DSW's declaratory judgment lawsuit that targeted Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing. Source...

Live Nation acquires majority stake in three Prague venues as it expands across Central and Eastern Europe
The agreement, struck with Czech investment group PPF, also covers the 5,000-capacity O2 Universum and the 4,000-capacity Forum Karlín. Source...