February, 2026

Panic! at the Disco company sues online sellers over counterfeit merch
The suit brings two counts under the Lanham Act: trademark infringement and counterfeiting Source...

Universal Music Group sues DistroKid, accusing it of ‘unlawful practices’ and ‘flooding platforms with AI-generated slop’
Key parts of UMG's suit center on DistroKid's alleged involvement with AI-made music. Source...

Independence in an interdependent industry.
This MBW op/ed comes from Richard Leach, CEO of Curve Royalty Systems. Source...

MNRK Music Group acquires recorded catalog of Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society
Catalog spans more than two decades and contains 11 studio albums Source...

Cyril Vetter asks US Supreme Court to reject challenge by majors and BMG to ruling that lets songwriters reclaim copyrights worldwide
Songwriter's lawyers filed a brief in opposition on Monday, September 14 Source...

Judge sends proposed class action against StubHub and CEO Eric Baker into private arbitration
It means Louis Sanquini, the New York ticket buyer who brought the case, must take his claims to an arbitrator rather than a courtroom. Source...

Spotify rolls out global toggle that lets users keep kids and family music out of recommendations and Wrapped
The exclusion applies retroactively, so kids and family music users have already streamed will no longer count toward their Wrapped top song or artist. Source...

Live Nation keeps Pukkelpop but won’t run it for at least 10 years, as Belgium closes its competition probe
The running of the festival, along with every asset attached to it, passes to an organization controlled by Pukkelpop founder and CEO Chokri Mahassine. Source...

Kakao Entertainment and Disney Korea plan around 10 K-pop IP projects – plus a ‘K-culture fund’
Kakao Entertainment said it will combine its IP business across the K-culture ecosystem with Disney's portfolio of story assets. Source...

New Orleans venue The Howlin’ Wolf sues StubHub over ‘false scarcity’ ticket ads, citing a $24.94 ticket listed at $76
The venue claims StubHub tells buyers that tickets are nearly gone while the venue itself still has its full allocation on sale, at a fraction of the price. Source...

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