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HarbourView Snags Plum IP from Max Martin + Shellback Songwriting Duo
HarbourView Equity Partners announces a strategic partnership with powerhouse songwriting duo Shellback and Max Martin. IP-focused investment firm HarbourView…
Core Music Industry Funding More Than Doubled During Q2 2026 — Catalog and AI Raises…
Thanks to a handful of massive raises, core music industry funding more than doubled during Q2 2026. Meanwhile, the three-month stretch also brought with it an…
Deezer Leapfrogs Spotify With ‘Remix Lab’—With No AI Use
Deezer announces the launch of its Remix Lab, which enables fans to remix songs with the full consent of the original artists and rights holders. On Wednesday…
Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia Acquires Sound Pollution Songs Catalog
Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia announces its acquisition of the rights to Sound Pollution Songs’ catalog of approximately 5,000 works. Sony Music Publishing…
Gaming-Focused Licensing Platform Reactional Music Scores $2.8 Million EU Grant, Plots…
As it eyes a “transition to large-scale commercial deployment,” gaming-focused licensing platform Reactional Music has scored a €2.5 million ($2.8 million)…
Lizzo’s Latest Album Tanks With Fewer Than 3 Million First-Week Streams and Under 3,000…
How did Lizzo go from being a top-ranking, ubiquitous artist to shipping bombs like her latest album, Bitch, which failed to sell even 3,000 units in its first…
Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean Sued for $1.4 Million in E3 Chophouse Nashville Lawsuit
Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean are being sued over the unpaid rent of their recently closed restaurant alongside their co-owner, MLB alum Adam LaRoche. Country…
SZA Slams Suno and ‘Equity Investor’ Diplo, Calls Out ‘Disgusting’ Musicians Using AI…
After her music was found among AI training datasets, SZA called out artists using AI music generators like Suno and alleged that Diplo has an equity stake in…
New Artist-Filed Lawsuit Accuses Spotify of Implementing ‘Undisclosed Filtering…
Is Spotify employing “undisclosed filtering practices” to boost major label artists at the expense of indies? A Norwalk-based musician (and attorney) believes…
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