July, 2026

BTS powers HYBE to record Q2 as ARIRANG world tour drives concert revenue boom for K-pop giant
Recorded music revenue grew 43.0% YoY to KRW 326.8 billion ($218m), also led by ARIRANG. Source...

US musicians’ union files amended lawsuit against Universal and Warner over Suno and Udio AI deals
The union alleges that Universal and Warner licensed recordings made by its members to the two AI companies "without compensation or credit." Source...

Ariana Grande sues unnamed hackers over theft of unreleased music sold on the dark web
The complaint does not name any defendants, instead identifying them as "John Doe" parties. Source...

US consumers are ‘more wary than willing’ to engage with AI in entertainment content, Luminate study finds
Finding comes from AI & Media: Audience Attitudes, a report from Luminate Intelligence Source...

States cite new appeals-court ruling to defend Live Nation monopoly verdict – Live Nation says it backs throwing the verdict out
Live Nation argued that a tying claim requires proof of harm to competition in the tied market, and that its rivals had not been shown to suffer such harm. Source...

Bad Bunny grossed $467.5M on Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour (report)
The total fell 2.5% short of the highest-grossing Latin tour ever regardless of gender: Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour. Source...

HYBE winds down AI voice company Supertone after investing nearly $35M
HYBE is reportedly in talks to transfer Supertone's voice-conversion and noise-removal tools, Shift, Clear and Air, to an outside buyer. Source...

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