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RSS Jul 10, 2026 10:36am · Music Business WorldWide

India’s thumpN raises $3.75m for AI-powered live entertainment platform

Backers of the round include Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma's family office VSS Investco and Paytm CFO Madhur Deora. Source

RSS Jul 10, 2026 10:27am · Music Business WorldWide

iHeartMedia settles FCC ‘payola’ probe at its live music events, with no fine and no admission of liability

The FCC investigated whether iHeart broke rules by trading radio airplay for artist performances at its events. Source

RSS Jul 10, 2026 9:38am · Music Business WorldWide

The Recording Academy invites over 4,000, including Lola Young and sombr, to join its 2026 New Member Class

They form the organization's 2026 New Member Class, part of a membership model the Grammys rebuilt in 2019. Source

RSS Jul 10, 2026 9:15am · Music Business WorldWide

BTS label Big Hit Music rejects ‘SWIM’ copyright claim, says track was independently created

'The allegations in the lawsuit are unilateral and unsubstantiated,' Big Hit Music said Source

RSS Jul 10, 2026 7:40am · Musically

AnArtizen offers ‘Unfair Advantage’ to aspiring music professionals

AnArtizen, an organisation that produces and provides resources to help creative professionals build careers, has launched Unfair Advantage. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Jul 10, 2026 6:25am · Musically

Warner Music India expands its artist services division

Warner Music India has expanded its artist services and expanded rights division, which is known as ASER in the country. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Jul 9, 2026 5:00pm · Music Business WorldWide

Believe restructures global organization to ‘accelerate artist development strategy’

Romain Becker named Group COO, Elsa Bahamonde Bourgain to lead combined Artist Services and Label & Artist Solutions Source

RSS Jul 9, 2026 4:00pm · Music Business WorldWide

Songwriters file copyright suit against HYBE over BTS hit ‘SWIM’, alleging it copied their demo

Steve Cooper, Jon Sandler and Greylyn Johnson filed the complaint on July 8 Source

RSS Jul 9, 2026 3:46pm · Music Business WorldWide

Reservoir signs publishing deal with Grammy-winning rapper T.I.

Under the agreement, Reservoir will work across T.I.'s entire publishing catalog, spanning his back catalog and future works. Source

RSS Jul 9, 2026 3:22pm · Musically

Digital Marketing Manager – The Orchard – London

We are looking for a highly motivated, forward thinking digital marketing and advertising strategist to join our UK team. This role will be responsible for providing top tier marketing services […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Jul 9, 2026 2:10pm · Music Business WorldWide

Lit, the band behind pop-punk hit ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ settles Sony Music streaming royalty lawsuit

The members of Lit sued Sony in a New York court in March over their streaming royalties, seeking $800,000. Source

RSS Jul 9, 2026 12:25pm · Music Business WorldWide

Warner Music India unveils strategic expansion of artist services arm as it moves deeper into brands, live, and sync

Warner Music India said ASER serves as its bridge into brands, sports, live entertainment and creator culture. Source

RSS Jul 9, 2026 12:15pm · Musically

Artistik License’s Coffee for Contracts offers pro bono legal support for musicians

The 'Coffee for Contracts' initiative involves offering pro bono legal support to creative professionals every July. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Jul 9, 2026 8:33am · Musically

Vobile’s AI Music Detector works within ChatGPT, Claude and more

What could be more 2026 than trying to detect whether a song is AI-generated or not… from within one of the big AI chatbots?

RSS Jul 9, 2026 8:31am · Musically

Report: YouTube has overtaken Spotify as Brits’ primary podcasts platform

It’s not so long since Spotify overtaking Apple was the big story in podcasting. However, Spotify is now facing its own disrupter: YouTube.

RSS Jul 9, 2026 7:50am · Musically

AI, music-tech, future business models — what to expect at All About Music X

The milestone tenth edition of the Mumbai-based All About Music conference will be held from 25 to 27 August.

RSS Jul 9, 2026 7:43am · Musically

Milky Chance’s ‘Stolen Dance’ hits 2bn Spotify streams… 13 years after release

Milky Chance have just become the first German band to reach 2bn Spotify streams for a single track: ‘Stolen Dance’.

RSS Jul 8, 2026 9:25pm · Musically

Physical Operations Manager – Absolute Label Services – London

Physical Operations Manager, Absolute Label Services Type: Full Time Salary: Salary not specified Location: Wimbledon Village, London (Hybrid – minimum 3 days per week in the office) Absolute Label Services […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Jun 30, 2026 11:51am · Music Business WorldWide

Responsible AI must protect the human creativity that gives culture meaning

The following MBW op/ed comes from Rasha Khalifa Al Mubarak, founder and chairwoman of UAE-based MusicNation Source

RSS Jun 30, 2026 11:23am · Music Business WorldWide

Suno sued by Winamp subsidiary Jamendo, as firm files new copyright suit just a week after suing Nvidia

Jamendo accuses Suno of the unauthorized use of musical content and associated data in the development and operation of its AI technologies. Source