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From Apple Music’s AI labeling plan to Spotify’s $1.5B buyback… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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From Apple Music’s AI labeling plan to Spotify’s $1.5B buyback… 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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Universal Music Poland acquires the Kayax Records catalog and brand, home to recordings by Brodka, Nosowska and Zakopower

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Universal Music Poland acquires the Kayax Records catalog and brand, home to recordings by Brodka, Nosowska and Zakopower

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Universal Music Poland has acquired the catalog business of Kayax Records. The agreement, announced on Thursday (August...

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Vanessa Bosåen exits Virgin Music Group, where she’s led the UK business since 2021

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Vanessa Bosåen exits Virgin Music Group, where she’s led the UK business since 2021

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Vanessa Bosåen is leaving Virgin Music Group. The President of Virgin Music Group UK – the UK...

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UMG-backed Music IP Holdings unveils AI music patent portfolio, aiming to ‘set a standard for how AI and music grow together’

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UMG-backed Music IP Holdings unveils AI music patent portfolio, aiming to ‘set a standard for how AI and music grow together’

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Music IP Holdings (MIH), an entity backed by UMG, has unveiled a portfolio of over 24 patents...

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Apple Music to slap AI labels on Suno tracks – but pushes the onus onto record companies

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Apple Music to slap AI labels on Suno tracks – but pushes the onus onto record companies

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Apple Music has told partners that music “materially generated” on AI platforms such as Suno will carry...

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Spotify expands its share buyback program by $1.5B, raising total authorization to around $2.2B

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Spotify expands its share buyback program by $1.5B, raising total authorization to around $2.2B

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Spotify has increased the size of its share repurchase program by an additional USD $1.5 billion. The...

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Judge clears Ariana Grande to subpoena Instagram, TikTok, and PayPal to identify alleged music leakers

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Judge clears Ariana Grande to subpoena Instagram, TikTok, and PayPal to identify alleged music leakers

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Ariana Grande can begin serving subpoenas on social media platforms and payment services to identify the people...

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MC Lyte receives SoundExchange Music Fairness Award for her advocacy on artist radio royalties

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MC Lyte receives SoundExchange Music Fairness Award for her advocacy on artist radio royalties

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SoundExchange has given MC Lyte its Music Fairness Award. The neighboring rights organization said on Wednesday (August...

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Universal Music Group partners with Hook to license fan-created content across social media

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Universal Music Group partners with Hook to license fan-created content across social media

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Universal Music Group has struck a licensing partnership with Hook, an AI-powered music remixing and mashup app...

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KKR to acquire minority stake in BookMyShow, the company behind Coldplay and Ed Sheeran’s India concerts

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KKR to acquire minority stake in BookMyShow, the company behind Coldplay and Ed Sheeran’s India concerts

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Investment firm KKR has agreed to acquire a minority stake in BookMyShow, the Indian ticketing and live...

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