Monday, October 19, 2026

Monday, October 19, 2026

Sony and Universal ask court to force Suno investor Lightspeed to testify about the ‘legal risk of training data’
The labels made their case in a filing in Boston federal court last Tuesday (October 13), opposing Lightspeed's motion to quash their subpoena. Source...

Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour has grossed $534M to date… as her 13-show Madrid residency closes with more than 700,000 fans
Shakira's team said demand for tourism and accommodation generated by the residency outstripped that of events including Pope Leo XIV's visit to the city and Formula 1. Source...

DOJ sues ticket broker REPS, alleging it made $120.8M profit reselling tickets to Beyoncé concerts and other shows after bypassing limits
According to the complaint, REPS bought more than eight tickets to each of at least 83,000 events between January 2022 and October 2025. Source...

Mike Sistad and Evyn Mustoe Johnston exit ASCAP Nashville after a combined 39 years at the PRO (report)
Sistad had worked at ASCAP since 2001, while Johnston joined the Nashville team in 2012. Source...

Maree Hamblion promoted to EVP, A&R and Creative, Australia and New Zealand, at Universal Music Publishing
Hamblion, who is based in Sydney, will lead UMPG's creative and talent development strategy in both markets. Source...

UK politicians press CMA to investigate Live Nation’s market power before the end of 2026
The House of Commons' Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee renewed the call on Sunday (October 18), citing what it described as Live Nation's "dominance" across promotion, venues, festiva...

Dua Lipa urges judge to reject Samsung’s bid to throw out her $15M TV box lawsuit, accusing company of ‘theft’
Dua Lipa is seeking at least $15 million in damages, plus punitive damages, legal fees, and a permanent court order barring Samsung from using her image. Source...

Drake and UMG sued by songwriter who claims ‘Janice STFU’ chorus is ‘literally identical’ to his demo
Aviel Calev Hirschfield alleges that the song's chorus is "literally identical" to one he completed in January 2026 and sent to producers who work with Drake. Source...

90,000 synthetic tracks a day: Why Deezer is handing users the ultimate AI ‘kill switch’
Fully AI-generated tracks now make up more than half of Deezer’s new deliveries on peak days, yet just 1% to 3% of its streams. Source...

Musixmatch acquires Songdex owner Music Reports, as it looks to become a ‘full-stack rights and royalties platform’
The deal marks the first acquisition in Bologna-based Musixmatch's 16-year history. Source...

Comments And Feedback

«

November

»