February, 2026

Suno hires ex-Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota as Chief Commercial Officer
Sirota will report directly to CEO Mikey Shulman. Source...

Atlantic Music Group strikes joint venture with indie label Today Is Vintage
Indie label was founded by Swedish music executive, artist, and entrepreneur, Rebin Shah Source...

AI-driven kids media firm Animaj strikes global deal with The Orchard’s Magic Star and Sony Music Publishing
Deal sees The Orchard’s kids division handle recordings distribution while Sony Music Publishing administers publishing rights across Animaj’s catalogue. Source...

Live Nation files to pause antitrust case for appeal, days after pulling public post calling for DOJ to ‘move on’ and settle
Live Nation Entertainment asks judge to pause the DOJ antitrust case while two legal questions are reviewed by an appeals court. Source...

Salt-N-Pepa file notice of appeal over UMG lawsuit dismissal, with ‘Blurred Lines’ lawyer as counsel
Lawsuit against UMG over the copyrights to their master recordings was dismissed in January Source...

John Langford promoted to President, Asia-Pacific for AEG International
Langford will lead the development and execution of AEG’s Asia-Pacific expansion strategy across venues and real estate. Source...

Why true independence in music has never been more important
The following MBW op/ed comes from Pascal Bittard, founding President of digital distributor and artist & label services company IDOL Source...

Artist representatives launch ‘Say No To Suno’ campaign: ‘AI slop dilutes the royalty pools of legitimate artists from whose music this slop is derived.’
Open letter slams AI music generator Source...

How to Increase Online Payment Approval Rates
Approval rate is often treated as an issuer-only outcome. In practice, it’s a system result: the issuer’s decision, plus what your checkout collects, what your integration sends, how you authentic...

Donald Trump and Isaac Hayes estate reach settlement in copyright case over use of ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’
The lawsuit was originally filed in August 2024. Source...

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