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Warner Music Group Shake-Up: Val Blavatnik joins, Elliot Grainge adds ADA, Simon Robson exits
Alejandro Duque promoted, as Aaron Bay-Schuck is confirmed as the sole Chairman and CEO of Warner Records Group Source...

ASCAP names Jackson Wagener as Senior Vice President and Head of General Licensing
He will oversee the team that licenses the organization's repertory of over 20 million musical works to restaurants, bars, fitness studios, live music venues, and other establishments that use music. ...

BMG’s Jim Selby elected to ASCAP Board of Directors
Selby has joined the board as a publisher member, ASCAP President and Chairman of the Board Paul Williams. Source...

Man who pocketed $8m using AI songs and bot streams asks for no prison time, arguing ‘no artist suffered any perceptible harm’
Michael Smith's lawyers argued that his scheme caused only "tiny, immeasurable losses" spread across millions of songwriters and artists, Billboard reported. Source...

Over 50% of a major streaming service’s tracks come from DistroKid – and other revelations from UMG’s lawsuit
UMG's lawsuit accuses the DIY distributor of "deceptive trade practices and blatant copyright infringement", and of flooding streaming services with AI-generated "slop. Source...

Spotify has set out how it works inside Muse, Meta’s personal AI agent
Listeners who connect the two services can ask Muse to play audio, save songs, and build playlists on Spotify through a conversation with the agent. Source...

Spotify adds share cards, setlist playlists, and a new in-app destination to its Reserved ticketing feature
Ticket holders will get pre- and post-show setlist playlists and a single in-app destination for their Reserved content. Source...

Sam Smith and Normani must face a jury over Dancing with a Stranger as judge refuses to end copyright case
The decision points the case toward a jury trial, four and a half years after it was filed by Sound and Color, LLC. Source...

Partisan acquires Firebird’s interest in indie pubco OTM Music, merges it with its Left Music publishing arm
As part of the merger, OTM will incorporate the team and roster of Left Music, the publishing company Partisan set up with Craig Michie in 2022. Source...