Music Industry Daily

Email us here Publishing revenues hit $12.2B in 2025, outpacing recorded music growth — and the business decisions rippling from that data are front and center today. A federal judge keeps the FTC's BOTS Act case alive against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, while UMG makes a landmark AI hire. Meanwhile, the Nashville Symphony's financial collapse and John Mayer's Sphere residency headline a busy Tuesday. Deals & M&A • Sonny Takhar named Warner Music UK & Ireland Chairman and CEO, ...

Email us here Warner Music Group's sweeping executive overhaul, a star-studded 2026 MTV VMAs recap, and a busy Monday for music law dominate today's brief. Madonna swept seven awards and Taylor Swift cemented VMA history, while Live Nation navigates antitrust pressure and a new Nashville venue. The week kicks off with deals, courtroom drama, and a nor'easter that canceled Ed Sheeran. Deals & M&A • WMG names Val Blavatnik MD of North America/UK as Alejandro Duque and Guillermo Gonzale...

Email us here Suno's v6 training disclosure lands in the middle of a second UMG-Sony copyright suit, the $10M streaming fraudster tries to stay out of prison, and a Vanderbilt study puts a $420M taxpayer price tag on Live Nation's government-owned amphitheater deals. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift drops a 16-track deluxe edition and Apple Music Hall reveals its opening run. Lawsuits & AI • Michael Smith, who pled guilty to stealing $10M+ in royalties via AI-generated tracks and bots, is seeking...

Email us here Spotify made two big tech moves today — becoming the first streaming service to plug into Meta's Muse AI agent and expanding its Taste Profile recommendation tool to US Premium subscribers. YouTube countered with a Coachella livestream extension through 2030 and a new AI music discovery feature. Meanwhile, UMG and Lady Gaga are chasing $232K in legal fees from a dismissed trademark suit, and the Kakao founder faces a 15-year prison ask on appeal. Deals & M&A • Primary W...

Email us here Ella Langley made chart history today, BTS shattered vinyl records, and the AI music conversation got a sharp reality check from one of the field's founding voices. Meanwhile, legal drama swirled around Outkast, Dolly Parton's estate, and StubHub's ongoing arbitration saga. Deals & M&A • Khosla-backed AI startup GRAI acquired social platform Hangout, gaining 1.1M users and major label licenses. • Swiss firm ValuePunks expanded its free catalog valuation tool into publis...