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From the Supreme Court’s Cox ruling to Primary Wave’s Kobalt deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

Russ talks ownership, fan engagement and ‘making music every day’ at SXSW
About two months ago, Russ became the second-highest RIAA-certified independent rapper in history. Source...

Record labels and Spotify seek $322M default judgment from pirate group Anna’s Archive
A motion for default judgment and an accompanying memorandum of law were filed on March 25. Source...

United Talent Agency promotes seven execs to Partner within music division
Elevations span UTA LIVE, Creators, Sports and Filmed Entertainment as agency expands senior leadership ranks Source...

Deezer licenses AI music detection technology to Hungarian rights organization EJI
CMO becomes first in Hungary to deploy Deezer's AI detection tech. Source...

Primary Wave makes strategic investment in Vietnam’s POPS Music – with plans to ramp up catalog deals in Southeast Asia
POPS claims to be 'home to the largest catalog of Vietnamese and Indonesian music' Source...

Key Songs In The Life Of… Colleen Theis
Colleen Theis, President and COO of The Orchard, sits down with MBW to discuss the songs – but more importantly, the experiences – that have defined her life to date Source...

Australia’s GYRO Group expands into Latin America with new office in Brazil
The global music company has opened a new HQ in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. Source...

Symphonic acquires music distribution and YouTube monetization platform Distro Nation
Jon Baltz, CEO and Co-Founder of Distro Nation, will join Symphonic’s executive team as Head of UGC & Rights Management, along with his team. Source...

Musixmatch launches ‘Sentinel’ service to detect when copyrighted music and lyrics are used in AI and user-generated content
The new service, called Sentinel, draws on the company's lyrics database. Source...

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