February, 2026

‘Blurred Lines’ copyright lawyer Richard Busch joins law firm Adams & Reese as Special Counsel
Drew Davis and David Niemierzycki will also join Busch in the firm's Nashville office, serving on the Global Intellectual Property team. Source...

Concord Music Publishing ANZ acquires interest in catalog of The Presets co-founder Julian Hamilton
Concord has also signed Hamilton to a new publishing deal covering future works. Source...

2 Live Crew can’t take back their recorded music copyrights after all, appeals court rules
A US federal appeals court has overturned 2 Live Crew's high-profile victory in their long-running copyright fight Source...

Power BI Copilot vs Power BI AI Agent: What’s the Difference?
A Power BI AI Agent sounds similar to Power BI Copilot, but both tools solve different problems inside modern analytics teams. Copilot helps users create, summarize, and explore Power BI content, whil...

SoundExchange and IFPI introduce automatic ISRC assignment for individual recordings
The new system is designed to reduce administrative steps for small labels and self-releasing artists that do not own and manage large catalogs. Source...

GoDigital Music launches Nashville country imprint Orinda under General Manager Cooper Lycan
Orinda signs Nic D as its first artist Source...

Suno raises over $400 million, pushing valuation to $5.4 billion
The round was led by Bond Capital, alongside IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon, and Quiet Source...

The music industry doesn’t have a streaming problem. It has a customer ownership problem.
The following MBW op/ed comes from Deviate Digital founder Sammy Andrews... Source...

From Kobalt to Pipeline: meet the $5 billion financier rewiring indie music capital
Matt Spetzler is a private equity veteran who fell in love with the music business. Now, through Jamen Capital and Pipeline, he’s changing how independent rightsholders raise capital – while helpi...

Garth Brooks seeking up to $2bn for his music catalog (report)
The WSJ reports that the artist believes the value of his music rights could fall 'anywhere from the high $1 billion range to more than $2 billion.' Source...

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