February, 2025

RIAA applauds ‘critical stand’ made by Disney and NBCUniversal in copyright lawsuit against AI image generator Midjourney
The complaint marks the first major AI copyright challenge from Hollywood studio giants. Source...

NMPA says Spotify ‘bundling’ move could cost music publishers $3.1bn through 2032
NMPA General Counsel Danielle Aguirre said Spotify's bundling move resulted in $230m in lost revenue during its first year Source...

Jon Loba to receive 2025 CRB President’s Award
Loba has been "a driving force" behind some of country music's most notable success stories Source...

US music publishing revenue jumped 13.4% to $7bn in 2024, outpacing the growth rate of recorded music
Recovered unpaid royalties accounted for 27% of music publishing revenues last year, the NMPA's David Israelite said Source...

Universal Music and Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell launch joint venture with backing from Silver Lake
JV to 'accelerate commercial opportunities for UMG’s artists and artist estates in rapidly growing areas outside traditional recorded music and music publishing' Source...

Jonathan Dickins talks Adele’s record-breaking Munich stadium residency and more in SXSW London interview
September Management founder Jonathan Dickins participated in a rare on-stage interview at SXSW London on Friday (June 6). Source...

Tips for Using Whitespace Analysis in Salesforce
As businesses continually strive to maximize efficiency, whitespace analysis has become a key tool in uncovering untapped potential within customer accounts. For users of Salesforce, this technique ca...

Create Music Group strikes JV with Ty Dolla $ign and Shawn Barron’s EZMNY Records
EZMNY Records was co-founded by Ty Dolla $ign and co-founder Shawn Barron, who signed Ty Dolla $ign to Atlantic Records back in 2012. Source...

Sony Music spent $2.5bn on 60+ deals in the past year (and 7 more things you should know from Rob Stringer’s latest investor presentation)
Rob Stringer, the Chairman of Sony Music Group and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, updated investors on the music company's performance and strategy on Friday morning (June 13). Source...

From Sony’s $2.5bn spent in the past year to UMG’s Patrick Whitesell JV… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days Source...

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