February, 2026

From Warner’s EMP sell-off to Universal Music’s Briegmann promotion… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

Bill Withers’ publisher sues UMG, Sony, and Kobalt, claiming Olivia Dean’s ‘I’ve Seen It’ copies ‘Just the Two of Us’
The plaintiff says its representatives came to what they considered to be the "obvious and inescapable conclusion" that Dean's song copied the Withers track. Source...

‘I would rather have 1% of a hit record than 100% of a record that wasn’t.’
Tyler Brown, founder of London-based Funfair, on hits, loyalty, and why songwriters should be taking a share of master income Source...

Suno is ‘far beyond’ 2m subscribers and $300m in revenue, says Mikey Shulman – who argues it’s ‘good’ that AI music has no ‘firm rules of the road’ yet
Shulman also set out what WMG and BMG get from their deals, and who should be setting AI's rules. Source...

An $8M streaming fraud, two plays a day. Here’s the pro-rata math behind the bot scheme – and the rule change that would have killed it.
Ahead of Tuesday's sentencing in the first US criminal streaming fraud case, MBW breaks down the pro-rata arithmetic behind Michael Smith's bot scheme. Source...

Yusim Aladro promoted to General Manager at Warner Music Mexico
She reports to Tomas Rodríguez, President of Warner Music Mexico and Música Mexicana. Source...

Beatport secures financing led by Square Nine Capital, refinancing existing credit facility
Beatport, the music platform for DJs and producers, has secured new financing led by Square Nine Capital. The deal refinances an existing Beatport credit facility and brings additional capital into th...

Sony Music has now asked platforms to remove more than 260,000 AI deepfakes imitating artists like Harry Styles, Adele, and Michael Jackson
Sony told the Financial Times that the fight against AI tracks impersonating artists such as Harry Styles and Adele is "becoming an uphill struggle." Source...

Grammys will keep ‘Asian Pop’ category for 2027 awards, as Stray Kids follow BTS in declining to submit music
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said the organization was "confident it's the right conclusion for the music community overall." Source...

Beatport secures financing led by Square Nine Capital, refinancing existing credit facility
The deal refinances an existing Beatport credit facility and brings additional capital into the company. Source...

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