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From Sir Lucian Grainge on AI and Downtown, to Create raising $450M at a $2.2B valuation… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

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From Sir Lucian Grainge on AI and Downtown, to Create raising $450M at a $2.2B valuation… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

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Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest...

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Lucy Dickins, long-time agent for Adele and Mumford & Sons, to exit WME after seven years

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Lucy Dickins, long-time agent for Adele and Mumford & Sons, to exit WME after seven years

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Lucy Dickins, WME’s Global Head of Contemporary Music and Touring, is exiting the agency after seven years....

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South Korea’s music industry unites to declare ‘war’ on AI copyright infringement

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South Korea’s music industry unites to declare ‘war’ on AI copyright infringement

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The global music industry is facing “unprecedented upheaval” amid the rapid expansion of generative AI — and...

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Sony Music sued by Lit, the band behind pop-punk hit ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ over alleged unpaid streaming royalties

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Sony Music sued by Lit, the band behind pop-punk hit ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ over alleged unpaid streaming royalties

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Lit — the rock band best known for their 1999 hit My Own Worst Enemy — are...

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Robert Kyncl tells WMG shareholders: AI is music’s next growth engine, not its downfall

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Robert Kyncl tells WMG shareholders: AI is music’s next growth engine, not its downfall

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Robert Kyncl has published a letter to Warner Music Group shareholders that pushes back against any under-appreciation...

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Reservoir receives unsolicited $1.2B bid from activist investor Irenic Capital (report)

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Reservoir receives unsolicited $1.2B bid from activist investor Irenic Capital (report)

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Activist investment fund Irenic Capital Management reportedly made an unsolicited takeover bid for Reservoir Media, the Nasdaq-listed independent...

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How Jeff Waye and Patrick Curley built Third Side Music into an indie publishing powerhouse with USD $25M in annual revenues

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How Jeff Waye and Patrick Curley built Third Side Music into an indie publishing powerhouse with USD $25M in annual revenues

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Trailblazers is an MBW interview series that turns the spotlight on music entrepreneurs with the potential to...

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Grammy winner Shaboozey signs publishing deal with EMPIRE

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Grammy winner Shaboozey signs publishing deal with EMPIRE

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Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter Shaboozey has signed a publishing deal with EMPIRE Publishing, extending his relationship with the...

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Miley Cyrus asks court to dismiss ‘Flowers’ copyright case, calling similarities to Bruno Mars hit ‘commonplace’ and unprotectable

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Miley Cyrus asks court to dismiss ‘Flowers’ copyright case, calling similarities to Bruno Mars hit ‘commonplace’ and unprotectable

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Lawyers for Miley Cyrus have filed a motion seeking to end a copyright infringement lawsuit over her...

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DOJ fires back at Live Nation’s ‘desperate’ bid to delay antitrust trial, says motion is legally barred

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DOJ fires back at Live Nation’s ‘desperate’ bid to delay antitrust trial, says motion is legally barred

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Live Nation and Ticketmaster filed a motion earlier this week asking a federal judge to pause the...

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