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Pop singer Zayn Malik’s ongoing copyright infringement suit over his 2020 hit Better may be headed for dismissal as multiple defendants, including Sony Music Entertainment, submitted a motion to strike certain parts of the lawsuit. As reported by Digital Music News, numerous defendants are seeking to have the complaint dismissed. The lawsuit, filed by a company called Formal Entertainment in a US federal court in […]

We don’t yet know how the world’s largest recorded music markets performed commercially last year – but we’ve had a positive early sign in terms of streaming volume. The UK recorded music market saw 179.6 billion audio streams of music in 2023, according to new British Phonographic Industry (BPI) data. That was up by approximately 12.8% YoY, said the trade body

India’s music business has become a global cultural force, but it’s being held back by poor copyright compliance, a lack of awareness of music rights and a lack of legal clarity. That according to professional services company EY, via an in-depth report published in the past few weeks. The report from EY India found that music publishing

“There’s plenty of room to grow in Latin America and we’ve made great progress. We like our prospects there.” The words of JT Myers, co-CEO of Virgin Music Group (VMG) in an interview with MBW published shortly before the end of 2023. Today (January 4), as 2024 rubs the sleep from its eyes, we receive some news that indicates just

Global talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency (UTA) has signed a worldwide representation deal with pop icon Christina Aguilera. This partnership marks a significant addition to UTA Music’s roster of artists. The UTA unit has worked with a range of established and emerging artists across all genres including Bad Bunny, Bebe Rexha, deadmau5, Florence

Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp., a blank check company targeting the media and entertainment sector, has closed its initial public offering, raising USD $69 million. The special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) offered 6.9 million units priced at $10 each. These included 800,000 units offered by the company to cover over-allotments, according to a press release on December 29. Iron Horse, led by founder and

A group of organizations that represent musical artists in Europe has warned that an “anomaly” in EU law could soon result in artists losing up to 40% of the income they make from terrestrial radio broadcasts and other public performances of their music. Because of a technicality in the EU’s law, that lost income would

In August 2022, TikTok struck up a ticketing partnership with Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster to allow TikTok users to buy concert tickets from within the TikTok app. Now the companies are expanding that partnership into more than 20 new markets, following the beta launch in the US in 2022. The feature is available now for over 75,000 artists. The

Last year,  ABBA, one of the most successful pop groups of all time, announced their return after 40 years with what they called a “revolutionary’ new concert format called ABBA Voyage. The Voyage concert sees the group perform digitally with a live 10-piece band, in a purpose-built arena in London. ABBA Voyage has been wildly

Peermusic has extended its partnership agreement with Pan-European licensing hub, ICE Services, in a multi-year deal for the ICE Core online representation of the peermusic repertoire. Independent music publishing and neighboring rights company peermusic, a direct member of the ICE Core since 2018, says it has experienced a substantial surge in royalties, boasting an average year-over-year increase of over 60%.  The company attributed the