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Roberto Andrade Dirak promoted to President of Warner Music Latina and A&R, Latin America
Andrade will continue to be based in Miami, reporting to Alejandro Duque, President of Warner Music International. Source...

‘My view is simple: embrace technology, and respect rights.’
Dr. Richard James Burgess MBE spent a decade leading A2IM before stepping down last year. Now, as Chair of PPL, he explains his vision for the org’s future – and why he’s both pro-technology and...

Stray Kids’ label JYP is worth over $1B. Is it about to sell a 50% stake?
The NEXROC Group and SVCV, Inc. say they are considering an offer for between 25% and 50% of JYP's issued shares. Source...

Believe hires Amazon Music’s Mel Curley as Global Head of Editorial & Marketing Partnerships
She will be based in New York City and will report to Darya Pourshasb, Believe’s Chief Marketing Officer. Source...

HYBE AMERICAS launches Latin pop label TRU Records, with SANTOS BRAVOS as its first artist
Alejandro Mejía has been appointed General Manager of TRU Records, overseeing its artistic and business strategy. Source...

Universal and Sony cleared to depose ex-Menlo Ventures exec over deleted post: ‘I’ve personally shifted most of my listening to Suno’
In March, MBW pointed to the potential legal significance of Gong's post in an open letter to Suno CEO Mikey Shulman Source...

Live Nation tells court Trump ‘briefly appeared’ at meeting where terms of its DOJ antitrust settlement were finalized
That meeting took place on March 5 and was attended by representatives of Live Nation, Ticketmaster, the DOJ and the Office of the White House Counsel. Source...

Rightsholders behind Elvis Presley’s hits sue Anthropic for more than $48.6M, alleging it scraped lyrics to 274 songs and stripped songwriter credits to train Claude
The owners of songs made famous by Elvis Presley are suing Anthropic, the company behind the AI chatbot Claude. Their complaint alleges that Anthropic copied the lyrics of 274 songs recorded by Presle...

Mary J. Blige strikes deal with Primary Wave covering her song and recording catalogs
Most of Blige’s studio albums were originally released through MCA and Geffen, labels now part of Universal Music Group. Source...

Ad Management Partners: What the Stagwell Freestar Deal Means
Ad management partner Freestar, with more than 1,000 publishers, now belongs to Stagwell. See what changes, the concerns and 7 smart questions to ask your partner....

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