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George Clinton must face late bandmate’s estate copyright suit, appeals court rules
A district court judge in Michigan had previously thrown out the lawsuit after determining that the statute of limitations had long expired. Source...

Spotify launches 650+ narrated magazine articles from Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, and more
Each narrated article is under two hours long and has been produced in-house by Spotify's Audiobooks team. Source...

Estate of Blues pioneer Lead Belly sues group of publishers in copyright dispute over 49 compositions
Trust established for his estate has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the US Source...

Richa Goswami joins Pophouse Entertainment’s board of directors
Goswami previously held roles in Fidelity International, HSBC, and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health. Source...

Julie Swidler, Sony Music’s EVP Business Affairs and General Counsel, to leave company after 18 years
Swidler has held the role of EVP, Business Affairs and General Counsel at Sony Music, since 2008 Source...

John McClain, co-executor of the Michael Jackson Estate and veteran music executive, dies at 71
Alongside attorney John Branca, McClain was named co-executor of the Michael Jackson Estate in the singer's will following Jackson's death in 2009. Source...

YouTube will now automatically detect and label AI videos – even when creators don’t disclose it
The platform said it is rolling out "new internal signals" to identify AI-generated content, starting in May 2026. Source...

Larry Jackson’s Gamma files lawsuit to unmask creators of smear websites
The 12-page complaint, filed on Tuesday (May 26) and reviewed by MBW, brings three causes of action: defamation, trade libel, and unfair competition under New York common law Source...

Basile Beaugendre and Cyrus Chen promoted to regional heads for Europe and APAC at TuneCore
Beaugendre has led TuneCore France since 2019, and Chen has headed TuneCore Southeast Asia since 2020. Source...