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Drake Accused of Earning Billions of Fraudulent Streams in Class Action Suit Against Spotify
The suit claims the allegedly fraudulent Drake streams alone have cost other artists hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Universal Music Group Settles Major AI Lawsuit With Udio After Song Theft Claims
UMG's settlement with Udio ends the company's involvement in one of the most high-profile copyright infringement lawsuits in the music industry.
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Patti LaBelle Inks Royalty Deal With Primary Wave (Exclusive)
"She's a true icon and trailblazer. We are looking forward to doing great things together," Primary Wave's Steven Greener said.
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How ‘Nobody Wants This’ Season 2 Locked in One of the Most Star-Studded Soundtracks of the Year
Simon Tikhman, CEO of music company The Core and husband to showrunner Erin Foster, corralled stars like Selena Gomez, Chris Stapleton and Kacey Musgraves to all contribute original songs for season two.
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Miley Cyrus Announces New Original Song for ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
"Having been personally affected by fire and being rebuilt from the ashes, this project holds profound meaning for me," Cyrus said.
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Study: Ticket Fees In New York Have Risen 36 Percent Since 2016
"The biggest players in the business are charging the highest in fees. Prices are being driven up everywhere," says National Independent Talent Organization executive director Nathaniel Marro.
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Ticketmaster Says It Will Ban Multiple Accounts Following FTC Suit
Live Nation called brokers using multiple accounts to get tickets "unfair to artists and fans," while also denying the FTC's claims from the agency's lawsuit last month.
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Latin Music Revenue Tops $490 Million at Mid-Year: RIAA
"Latin music continues to earn new listeners and invigorate existing fans," RIAA vp, research Matt Bass said.
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Ace Frehley, Kiss Founding Guitarist, Dies at 74
"We are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth," his family said.
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Cher, Michael Bublé Honor Warner Records COO Tom Corson at City of Hope Spirit of Life Gala
"I've found through my experience that people that are the heads of music companies are either suits or music men, Tom's a music man," Cher said as she introduced Corson on Wednesday evening.
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John Legend’s Iconic “Ordinary People” Piano Sounds Come to Splice
"I hope when a producer loads this piano sound, they’ll feel connected to the music that inspired it," Legend said.
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Spotify to Develop AI Music Products in Partnership With Major Record Labels
UMG, Sony, WMG, Merlin and Believe have all signed on to the endeavor, with Spotify touting artist-friendly policies: "If the music industry doesn’t lead in this moment, AI-powered innovation will happen elsewhere, without rights, consent, or compensation."
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