January, 2026

Managers and agents of Ed Sheeran, Oasis, Olivia Dean, Radiohead, Fontaines D.C. and more urge EU action on ‘predatory ticket resale’
The signatories want the Digital Fairness Act expanded to tackle ticket resale abuse. Source...

Los Lobos sue Sony Music & Sony Pictures over ‘La Bamba’ and ‘Desperado’ royalties
The L.A.-born rock band alleges an 'egregious' lack of payments for 'Cancion del Mariachi' and a 'massive deficiency' in payments for 'La Bamba' Source...

Gene Whitney joins HYBE AMERICA as General Counsel
Whitney joins HYBE America from Riot Games, where he most recently served as Global Head of Music Business Affairs and Label Operations. Source...

Lizzo settles copyright lawsuit over unreleased song snippet referencing Sydney Sweeney jeans ad
A notice of settlement was filed in federal court in California on January 9. Source...

Elon Musk’s legal attack on the music industry: 3 things you might have missed
MBW delves into the 53-page lawsuit issued by X Corp against most significant players in the music publishing business Source...

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