February, 2025

Court should reject Drake’s ‘dangerous’ assumption that rap lyrics are factual in case against UMG, scholars argue
Diss tracks 'are understood by audiences not to represent factual assertions about the opposing artist,' the scholars argue Source...

Live Nation has already sold 100m tickets in 2025 so far – compared to 98m sold in all of 2019
Live Nation CFO Joe Berchtold talks about pricing, facing a potential economic slowdown, and fixing the company's public relations headaches Source...

Anthropic lawyers apologize to court over AI ‘hallucination’ in copyright battle with music publishers
Anthropic's lawyers say the Claude chatbot didn't invent a research paper out of thin air, but it did mis-name the paper and its authors Source...

From Trump firing top copyright official to SoundCloud ‘fixing’ AI policy… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… Source...

Key Songs In The Life of… Isabel Garvey
The former Abbey Road Studios MD who joined Tony Harlow's Warner Music UK team as COO two years ago selects the tracks that have inspired and sustained her life and career so far... Source...

Live Nation and AEG face probe over pandemic refund policies (report)
Prosecutors are weighing bringing charges against Live Nation and CEO Michael Rapino, Bloomberg reported Source...

Bruno Crolot to leave Spotify for a role at Believe
Exec originally joined Spotify as General Manager for France and Benelux in 2016 Source...

Universal’s GTS acquires Latin Music management company RLM
The company was founded by Rosa Lagarrigue in 1980 Source...

Recognition Music forms Senior Advisory Group, welcoming Matt Spetzler as Chairman, plus Lisa Alter and David H Johnson as members
Spetzler is the founder of Jamen Capital and a veteran technology and media investor Source...

TikTok launches album campaigns for Jin of BTS, Avicii and Måneskin’s Damiano David
TikTok has unveiled three new artist campaigns Source...

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