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SOCAN acquires CMRRA from SoundExchange
The acquisition will combine Canada's leading performing and reproduction rights organizations, pending regulatory approval. Source...

Live Nation generated $7.7B in Q2 revenue, up 9% YoY, driven by a 10% rise in fan attendance
Live Nation's Concerts division drew 49 million fans in Q2 Source...

Suno loses copyright infringement lawsuit brought by GEMA in Germany
AI music generator Suno has lost the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by German collecting society GEMA. The collecting society alleged that Suno used, stored and reproduced copyrighted music to...

Sony generated $3.12B from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2 2026, up 12.7% YoY
Michael Jackson's Thriller album was Sony's biggest-selling artist project around the world in calendar Q2 2026, boosted by the Michael biopic movie Source...

Universal Music Group generated $3.83B in Q2, up 13.3% YoY – driven by Noah Kahan, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, and Olivia Dean
UMG published its fresh set of quarterly results on July 30 Source...

UMG’s new releases in India will go exclusively to paid streaming subscribers for first 72 hours
Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of UMG, announced the move on the company's earnings call on Thursday (July 30). Source...

IFPI rolls out labels’ AI chart-eligibility rules across its global network of official music charts
IFPI has applied the framework to the charts it directly manages Source...

Watch out, Suno: Google upgrades Lyria AI music model with ‘more realistic and emotionally nuanced vocals’
The model rolled out inside Google Flow Music, the company's AI song-creation platform. Source...

Grammys CEO ‘saddened’ by BTS decision to skip the 2027 awards – and defends new Asian pop category
Mason said the Asian Pop category was created "to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia." Source...

‘True independents will become rarer and more valuable going into the next decade.’
The following MBW op/ed comes from Samantha Moore, President of Rostrum Pacific-owned distributor SpaceHeater. Source...