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Reservoir Expands Latin Footprint with Nacional Records Acquisition and Hit-Focused JV

July 16, 2026

Reservoir and Nacional Records announce a partnership that marks a comprehensive expansion of Reservoir’s Latin music strategy with the acquisition of Nacional’s recorded and publishing catalogs, plus a new j... Read More...

While Jay-Z Shut Down Yankee Stadium, Rich The Kid Tossed a Splashy Birthday Bash In Midtown — On a Monday Night

Ashley King

July 16, 2026

Rich The Kid’s birthday bash saw the chart-topping rapper perform alongside Fenix Flexin, Bay Swag, Cash Cobain, Jay Critch, and Trampa Billione. New York City has been bustling with celebrity events this mo... Read More...

Suno Is Now Serving Up TikTok-Trendy Text-to-Songs On iMessage — But Is Apple Making a Serious Mistake Here?

Ashley King

July 15, 2026

iPhone users with the Suno app installed can now generate songs from their iMessage app using text or voice prompts, leaning into the TikTok trend. One of the most popular AI song-generation platforms on the... Read More...

FIFA Adds Post Malone to the Already-Stacked World Cup Finals Performance Cast

Ashley King

July 15, 2026

FIFA adds another big-name artist to its impressive World Cup Finals performance cast. Post Malone will headline the closing ceremony on Sunday. As if the FIFA World Cup 2026 halftime show wasn’t already sta... Read More...

Huge Smoking Gun Surfaces In Hacked Suno Source Code; Company Quickly Goes Into Damage Control as Potentially Serious Infringement Emerges

Ashley King

July 15, 2026

A new hack sheds some light on how Suno pulled from streaming services and websites like YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius to train its product. As Suno brawls with the majors over copyright infringement, a ... Read More...

Cutting Edge Group acquires Brian Tyler music rights and royalties

Cutting Edge Group Acquires Music Rights and Royalties of ‘Fast and Furious’ and ‘Yellowstone’ Composer Brian Tyler

Ashley King

July 15, 2026

Cutting Edge Group acquires the music rights and royalties of composer Brian Tyler, marking one of the largest deals with a single film composer. Cutting Edge Group (CEG), a leading investor in and manager o... Read More...

Too Lost Accelerates Global Growth Strategy with GYRO.Group Acquisition

Ashley King

July 15, 2026

Too Lost has announced a partnership with GYRO.Group, a Brisbane-based company widely regarded as Australia’s largest independent music distribution and artist services provider. The move marks Too Lost’s fir... Read More...

Amazon Music Scores a Major Samsung Inclusion Deal; App Pre-Installs Coming to Millions of Devices

Ashley King

July 15, 2026

Samsung has launched a strategic collaboration with Amazon Music to bring the app to the Galaxy Store and pre-install it on millions of Samsung devices. Samsung has announced a strategic collaboration with A... Read More...

Lily Allen tour downgraded amid soft demand

Lily Allen Downgrades US Tour Amid Soft Demand

Ashley King

July 15, 2026

Lily Allen trades her arena shows for smaller venues across most of the dates of the upcoming U.S. leg of her West End Girl Tour. Due to somewhat soft demand, Lily Allen is turning most of the arena dates on... Read More...

Washington DC passes ticket scalping law

Washington D.C. Approves One of the Nation’s Most Stringent Ticket-Scalping Laws

Ashley King

July 14, 2026

Washington DC passes a robust consumer protection law for concert fans in the form of the RESALE Act, which establishes a 10% price cap for resellers. Independent Concert Promotion (IMP) joins the National I... Read More...

BTS Ticket Scam Ring Busted In Bangkok as Fraud Continues to Spike

Ashley King

July 14, 2026

Bangkok police have arrested five individuals in connection with an alleged BTS concert ticket scam ring, ranging in age from 18 to 27. Police in Thailand have arrested five suspects in connection with an al... Read More...

Inside LANDR’s Fair Trade AI Program for Indie Artists: An Opt-In AI Licensing Model with Revenue Share and Upfront Payments

Ashley King

July 14, 2026

LANDR is moving its Fair Trade AI program into a new phase, introducing an upfront payment program and an expanded revenue model that directly compensates independent artists for AI training use. The initiati... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Enhanced Group to Acquire Controlling Stake in DEAG

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South Korean Authorities Investigating Massive Hybe Data Breach

BTS Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Swim’ Abruptly Dropped After a Few Months

Reservoir Expands Latin Footprint with Nacional Records Acquisition and Hit-Focused JV

While Jay-Z Shut Down Yankee Stadium, Rich The Kid Tossed a Splashy Birthday Bash In Midtown — On a Monday Night

Suno Is Now Serving Up TikTok-Trendy Text-to-Songs On iMessage — But Is Apple Making a Serious Mistake Here?

FIFA Adds Post Malone to the Already-Stacked World Cup Finals Performance Cast

Cutting Edge Group Acquires Music Rights and Royalties of ‘Fast and Furious’ and ‘Yellowstone’ Composer Brian Tyler

Too Lost Accelerates Global Growth Strategy with GYRO.Group Acquisition

Amazon Music Scores a Major Samsung Inclusion Deal; App Pre-Installs Coming to Millions of Devices

Lily Allen Downgrades US Tour Amid Soft Demand

Washington D.C. Approves One of the Nation’s Most Stringent Ticket-Scalping Laws

BTS Ticket Scam Ring Busted In Bangkok as Fraud Continues to Spike

Inside LANDR’s Fair Trade AI Program for Indie Artists: An Opt-In AI Licensing Model with Revenue Share and Upfront Payments