February, 2026

Sam Smith and Normani must face a jury over Dancing with a Stranger as judge refuses to end copyright case
The decision points the case toward a jury trial, four and a half years after it was filed by Sound and Color, LLC. Source...

LANDR expands AI fraud detection built with machine learning lab Mila – and says artificial streams flagged by Spotify for music it distributes fell 95% between Q1 2025 and Q2 2026
Distribution and music creation platform expands streaming fraud detection system Source...

Over 50% of a major streaming service’s tracks come from DistroKid – and other revelations from UMG’s lawsuit
UMG's lawsuit accuses the DIY distributor of "deceptive trade practices and blatant copyright infringement", and of flooding streaming services with AI-generated "slop. Source...

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