February, 2026

Symphonic promotes four executives, with Taylor Garland elevated to EVP & CFO
Janette Berrios was elevated to SVP, Corporate Marketing; Ed Poston to SVP, Head of A&R; Lane Roney to SVP, Finance; and Taylor Garland to EVP & CFO. Source...

Google moves to dismiss indie artists’ Lyria 3 AI training lawsuit, arguing they licensed their music when agreeing to YouTube’s terms of service
Google argued that the artists licensed their music to YouTube when they uploaded it – and that the license covers the conduct they are now suing over. Source...

Warner Music Group acquires Sureel AI, the attribution startup that traces how AI models use artists’ work
Sureel's multi-patented technology creates "AI DNA" for every work, breaking it into component parts and tracing how AI models use those elements. Source...

Chris Brown settles songwriter’s lawsuit over ‘Sensational’ and ‘Monalisa’
Steve Chokpelle, who performs as Muso, alleged he wrote lyrics for two of Chris Brown's songs but was excluded from the credits and the revenues. Source...

Apple Music to expand Lyrics Translation, upgrade AutoMix and Lossless Audio this fall
Lyrics Translation will add pairings spanning English to French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish, and more. Source...

India, Vietnam… and the question the music business keeps avoiding
Bill Werde, Director of the Bandier Music Business Program at Syracuse University, argues that the freemium model championed by YouTube and Spotify may now be holding back growth in the world’s most...

The Other Songs Live raises £400,000 for the UK’s BRIT School
The Other Songs Live took place at the London Palladium on May 19, with songwriters and musicians performing alongside current BRIT School students Source...

Merck Mercuariadis on Hipgnosis, vindication, and his next move.
The entrepreneur opens up on his new industry thesis – and how he feels seeing the company once known as Hipgnosis sold to Sony Source...

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