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New York City’s ‘Click to Cancel’ rule, billed as a first for a US city, has taken effect with music streaming subscriptions covered
Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music are all covered by New York City's new "Click to Cancel" rule, which took effect on October 1. Source...

UMG is now managing 130+ artists in Southeast Asia
Granite spoke during a fireside session at the Music Matters strand of the All That Matters conference in Singapore on October 5 Source...

Big Loud moves into catalog M&A market, as Dusty Miller is appointed President of Catalog Acquisitions
The move takes the Nashville-based company, home to Morgan Wallen, deeper into the catalog market as a buyer. Source...

Sony Music has now asked platforms to remove more than 260,000 AI deepfakes imitating artists like Harry Styles, Adele, and Michael Jackson
Sony told the Financial Times that the fight against AI tracks impersonating artists such as Harry Styles and Adele is "becoming an uphill struggle." Source...

Grammys will keep ‘Asian Pop’ category for 2027 awards, as Stray Kids follow BTS in declining to submit music
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said the organization was "confident it's the right conclusion for the music community overall." Source...

Beatport secures financing led by Square Nine Capital, refinancing existing credit facility
The deal refinances an existing Beatport credit facility and brings additional capital into the company. Source...

A US appeals court has rejected a ‘fair use’ defense over AI training. What does it mean for the labels’ fight with Suno?
The US Court of Appeals ruled for Thomson Reuters and against AI legal research company ROSS Intelligence on September 29 Source...

Live Nation is bankrolling Creator Nation, a creator-management roll-up, with its first acquisitions due in the coming months
Alongside creator-management firms, Creator Nation will acquire and scale what Live Nation describes as "adjacent businesses". Source...

Sony Music UK hires Jack Fryer from Universal Music as President of Catalogue, Digital Media and Sync
After spending more than a decade at Universal Music in senior strategy roles, Fryer now reports to Azi Eftekhari, Sony Music UK's Chief Operating Officer. Source...