June, 2026

Warner Music Group acquires Sureel AI, the attribution startup that traces how AI models use artists’ work
Sureel's multi-patented technology creates "AI DNA" for every work, breaking it into component parts and tracing how AI models use those elements. Source...

Chris Brown settles songwriter’s lawsuit over ‘Sensational’ and ‘Monalisa’
Steve Chokpelle, who performs as Muso, alleged he wrote lyrics for two of Chris Brown's songs but was excluded from the credits and the revenues. Source...

Apple Music to expand Lyrics Translation, upgrade AutoMix and Lossless Audio this fall
Lyrics Translation will add pairings spanning English to French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish, and more. Source...

India, Vietnam… and the question the music business keeps avoiding
Bill Werde, Director of the Bandier Music Business Program at Syracuse University, argues that the freemium model championed by YouTube and Spotify may now be holding back growth in the world’s most...

The Other Songs Live raises £400,000 for the UK’s BRIT School
The Other Songs Live took place at the London Palladium on May 19, with songwriters and musicians performing alongside current BRIT School students Source...

Merck Mercuariadis on Hipgnosis, vindication, and his next move.
The entrepreneur opens up on his new industry thesis – and how he feels seeing the company once known as Hipgnosis sold to Sony Source...

It’s time independent music retail found its VOICE
The following MBW op/ed comes from Stephen Godfroy, Co-Owner of independent music retailer Rough Trade Source...

Donna Summer estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering catalog and name, image & likeness rights
Summer sold more than 100 million albums worldwide Source...

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