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Sam Smith Normani lawsuit over "Dancing with a Stranger"

Sam Smith and Normani Just Can’t Put This ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Lawsuit to Bed

July 12, 2026

Sam Smith and Normani asked a federal judge to toss out a copyright lawsuit that alleges their 2019 hit “Dancing With a Stranger” copies an earlier track with a similar name. It’s been a long road for Sam Sm... Read More...

FIFA world cup halftime show 2026 headliners

If You Thought the Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Big, Brace Yourself for FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show In New York

Ashley King

July 12, 2026

The Super Bowl took the concept of a halftime show to extreme heights. Now, FIFA is adopting the concept for a jam-packed, star-studded 11-minute halftime show in New York. Last week, Global Citizen announce... Read More...

AI Spotify Royalties stealing work by altering speed

Have We Hit Dystopia Yet? Band Wakes Up to Find AI Has Stolen 94% of Their Spotify Royalties by Duplicating Their Album and Altering the Speed

Ashley King

July 12, 2026

An band’s music was stolen, pitch-shifted, and re-uploaded under a fake name with AI-generated artwork, snatching up over 90% of their Spotify royalties. Musician Owen Lyman-Schmidt found out that his work h... Read More...

‘Michael’ Becomes First Biopic In History — Music or Otherwise — to Cross $1 Billion In Box Office Receipts

Ashley King

July 12, 2026

Michael beats the odds, becoming the first biopic in history to surpass $1 billion in ticket sales at the global box office: $629.8 million overseas and $371.8 million domestically, according to stats confirm... Read More...

StubHub’s ‘Marketplace for Fans’ Is Actually a Mass Scalping Operation, SEC Filings Reveal

Ashley King

July 10, 2026

A new SEC filing reveals that StubHub’s “marketplace for fans” is run by a CEO who also owns and manages a fund that scalps tickets on the platform. An investigation by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ... Read More...

Spotify investing one billion in podcasting

Spotify Has Invested More Than $1 Billion on Podcasting — So Why Can’t It Beat YouTube?

Ashley King

July 10, 2026

YouTube continues to steamroll Spotify in the podcasting game, despite the latter’s billion-dollar investment in the medium over the last few years. YouTube has, unsurprisingly, been the dominating force in ... Read More...

90s Band Lit Decides Sony Music Doesn’t Make Them Completely Miserable, Settling Lawsuit Over Streaming Royalties

Ashley King

July 9, 2026

Pop-punk rockers Lit, best known for the 1999 single “My Own Worst Enemy,” have settled their lawsuit against Sony Music over streaming royalties. Lit, the band behind the 1999 hits “My Own Worst Enemy” and ... Read More...

Music Tourism Spending in UK Hits Record High of £11.2 Billion After Oasis, Beyonce, and Dua Lipa Tours Help Attract 24.7 Million Music Tourists to UK Gigs and Festivals

Ashley King

July 9, 2026

Oasis, Beyonce, and Dua Lipa helped attract a record number of music tourists to events across the UK, pushing music tourism spending to a new high. Oasis, Beyonce, Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Lana Del Rey, and Kend... Read More...

This Poet Just Won’t Stop Suing Taylor Swift

Ashley King

July 9, 2026

The poet whose case against Taylor Swift was just dismissed by a federal judge has already filed an appeal—following her similar defeat against Swift last year. Earlier this week, in addition to getting marr... Read More...

iHeartMedia FCC payola investigation resolved

FCC Resolves Payola (Or Rather, ‘Showola’) Investigation Against iHeartMedia

Ashley King

July 9, 2026

iHeartMedia is entering into a consent decree with the FCC over the investigation into the radio giant’s alleged “showola” scheme. The FCC probe into iHeartMedia’s alleged payola scheme—or, more accurately, ... Read More...

madison square garden allegedly tracked celebs and categorized them

Madison Square Garden Allegedly Maintains a Detailed List of Celebs Who Visit the Venue — MSG Immediately Threatens Litigation Over ‘False’ and ‘Inaccurate’ Reports Detailing ‘The List’

Ashley King

July 9, 2026

A Madison Square Garden database allegedly tracked and categorized celebrities who have visited the venue, including labels from low to high “risk.” A new report from Wired revealed that a database allegedly... Read More...

Dynamite Songs acquires catalog of Terry Kirkman

Dynamite Songs Acquires Catalog of ‘The Association’ Co-Founder Terry Kirkman

Ashley King

July 9, 2026

Dynamite Songs has acquired the music catalog of Terry Kirkman, co-founder, multi-instrumentalist, and primary songwriter of The Association. Dynamite Songs, the specialist music publisher dedicated to acqui... Read More...

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

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Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Musixmatch Re-Inks With DistroKid; Partnership Aims to Help Independent Artists Layer More Lyrics Into Their Releases

Enhanced Group to Acquire Controlling Stake in DEAG

Thank You, Harry! MSG Revenues Surge After Record-Setting Harry Styles Residency

South Korean Authorities Investigating Massive Hybe Data Breach

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

Sam Smith and Normani Just Can’t Put This ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Lawsuit to Bed

If You Thought the Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Big, Brace Yourself for FIFA’s World Cup Halftime Show In New York

Have We Hit Dystopia Yet? Band Wakes Up to Find AI Has Stolen 94% of Their Spotify Royalties by Duplicating Their Album and Altering the Speed

‘Michael’ Becomes First Biopic In History — Music or Otherwise — to Cross $1 Billion In Box Office Receipts

StubHub’s ‘Marketplace for Fans’ Is Actually a Mass Scalping Operation, SEC Filings Reveal

Spotify Has Invested More Than $1 Billion on Podcasting — So Why Can’t It Beat YouTube?

90s Band Lit Decides Sony Music Doesn’t Make Them Completely Miserable, Settling Lawsuit Over Streaming Royalties

Music Tourism Spending in UK Hits Record High of £11.2 Billion After Oasis, Beyonce, and Dua Lipa Tours Help Attract 24.7 Million Music Tourists to UK Gigs and Festivals

This Poet Just Won’t Stop Suing Taylor Swift

FCC Resolves Payola (Or Rather, ‘Showola’) Investigation Against iHeartMedia

Dynamite Songs Acquires Catalog of ‘The Association’ Co-Founder Terry Kirkman