February, 2026

Round Hill is suing Suno and Anthropic for up to $1B apiece. It isn’t looking to settle.
Each complaint seeks statutory damages of up to USD $150,000 per work willfully infringed. Source...

Why Gen Z’s most culturally powerful rappers aren’t its biggest stars
Cultural relevance in hip-hop has decoupled from mainstream scale. The artists proving it are reshaping where the industry should be looking, says Diana Umana… Source...

Julie Swidler on 18 years at Sony Music, Clive Davis, and what comes next
MBW speaks with Swidler about her education under the late Clive Davis, how she handles the screamers and the dreamers, the fight to drag the Grammys into the present Source...

Johnny McDaid to receive BMI President’s Award at 2026 BMI London Awards
McDaid has written songs recorded by Ed Sheeran, BTS, P!nk, Robbie Williams, Alicia Keys, Lewis Capaldi, Jung Kook, Weezer, Shawn Mendes, David Guetta and Kelly Clarkson. Source...

Meme Coins in Australia: How to Buy Shiba Inu, Pepe & Others Safely
Meme coins have quickly become one of the fastest-growing categories in the entire cryptocurrency market. What started as simple internet jokes has now turned into a massive digital industry. Australi...

Spotify’s playlist editors now explain their picks to listeners, and get their own public profiles
Playlist Notes lets editors attach written context to individual tracks on playlists including Today's Top Hits and RapCaviar. Source...

UMG strikes global deal for The Beatles’ merch, licensing, and e-commerce
The deal builds on the record company's existing stewardship of The Beatles' recorded catalog. Source...

C+C Music Factory co-founder Robert Clivillés sues Freedom Williams for $30M, seeking cancellation of the trademark on the group’s name
Clivillés also wants the court to hand him administrative control of the longstanding C+C Music Factory Instagram account, which Williams runs. Source...

Universal’s Virgin Music Group signs global distribution deal with Bhojpuri label Sur Music World
The Mumbai-based company started out in South Indian entertainment content, picking up Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film titles for digital release. Source...

Key Songs In The Life Of… Tyler Arnold
Mercury’s Chairman and CEO picks the seven tracks that have soundtracked his existence on this planet so far… Source...

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