Universal Music Publishing Group Terminates TikTok Licensing Agreement
Photo Credit: UMPG Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) says it has terminated its licensing agreement with TikTok. As the largest music publisher this will have…
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Believe Acquires ‘Punjabi Powerhouse’ White Hill Music’s Catalog: ‘One of the Most Popular Indian Genres Internationally’
Believe India managing director Vivek Raina. Photo Credit: Believe Against the backdrop of continued industry growth in India, population 1.41 billion, Believe has officially acquired…
X/Twitter Restores Taylor Swift Searches Following Deepfake Debacle
Photo Credit: Ronald Woan / CC by 2.0 The social media platform formerly known as Twitter has restored searches for Taylor Swift after temporarily blocking…
Music AI Is Already a $300 Million Industry — With the Potential to Crack $3 Billion by 2028, Study Finds
Music AI solutions already represent a $300 million industry, and that sum could top $3 billion by 2028, per a new study. Photo Credit: Possessed…
Apple Music Live Tees Up SZA Ahead of High-Profile Super Bowl Halftime Splash
Photo Credit: Apple Music Apple Music launches SZA’s SOS concert in Brooklyn on demand on Apple Music and Apple TV ahead of her performance at…
Lawmakers vs. Automakers Showdown Heats Up Over Removing AM Radio
Photo Credit: Matteo Contadini Lawmakers and automakers are at odds over AM radio as the move to exclude the technology could impact emergency response for…
Coco Jones Signs Publishing Deal with Warner Chappell Music
Photo Credit: Warner Chappell Music (Guy Moot, Coco Jones, Ryan Press, Xavier Champagne) R&B singer-songwriter Coco Jones has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Warner…
Internet Archive Fires Back Against Major Label Infringement Suit, Alleging ‘A Substantial Swath’ of Time-Barred Claims
A 78-RPM vinyl record featuring a rendition of ‘Jingle Bells’ by Stanley Fritts and The Korn Kobblers, one of the many works available in digital…
Honest Career Advice for Artists, Labels, and Startups — Is earthprogram the Expert Tour Guide for the Music Industry Jungle?
Music industry veterans (and identical twins) Jason Jordan and Joel T. Jordan originally founded earthprogram in 1996, relaunching it in 2020 with a guiding mantra…
Battle of Music Platforms
Photo Credit: Pexels The Allure of Online Music Platforms The following comes from ExpressVPN in paid collaboration with Digital Music News. In the digital age,…
FTC Launches Investigation Into Generative AI Giants Alphabet, Amazon, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft
Photo Credit: Agence Olloweb The FTC announces the initiation of an investigation into five tech companies with partnerships and investments involving generative AI: Alphabet, Amazon,…
SZA & Joni Mitchell Added to Illustrious Grammys Performer List — Joining Billie Eilish, Luke Combs, Travis Scott, U2, More
Photo Credit: The Recording Academy The Grammys performer list keeps growing, with Joni Mitchell and SZA joining a roster that includes Billie Eilish, Burna Boy,…
Plenty of Coachella Tickets Remain Available Across Both Weekends As Sluggish Sales Continue
Photo Credit: Coachella The Coachella festival’s ticket sales slump continues as general admission passes remain available—alongside several hotel bundle packages across multiple price points. Digital…
Anthem Entertainment Acquires Copyrights from Creative Nation & Luke Laird Catalogs
Photo Credit: Spencer Combs (Luke & Beth Laird) Nashville-based music publisher Anthem Entertainment has announced the acquisition of a selection of music copyrights from the…
Kat Von D Beats Infringement Lawsuit Over Miles Davis Tattoo
Photo Credit: Tom Palumbo / CC by 2.0 Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D beats an infringement lawsuit over a Miles Davis tattoo she inked…
Chris Young Cleared of All Charges by Nashville District Attorney
Photo Credit: RebKara / CC by 4.0 After a review of the evidence, country singer Chris Young is cleared of all charges by the Nashville…
After Investing in Drake’s OVO, Sony Music-Partnered Santa Anna Scores Distribution and Marketing Tie-Up With Trill Entertainment
Sony Music-partnered Santa Anna Label Group has officially unveiled a tie-up, extending to distribution, marketing, and more, with Trill Entertainment. Santa Anna and Trill disclosed…
YouTube’s ‘Dream Track’ Heralded as Groundbreaking — But is Google Infringing Songs to Build AI Platforms?
Photo Credit: YouTube YouTube’s ‘Dream Track’ is heralded as a modern marvel of generative AI — but is Google infringing on artists’ copyright to build…
Nude Taylor Swift Deepfakes Spark White House Comment
Photo Credit: Suzy Brooks After several sexually explicit AI-generated images featuring Taylor Swift’s face went viral online, the White House has issued a comment. X/Twitter…
Leaked Lady Gaga Tracks Appear on Streaming Services
Photo Credit: Carlos M. Vazquez II / CC by 2.0 Several unreleased versions of Lady Gaga songs have surfaced on major streaming services like Spotify…