Music Industry Daily
Music Industry Daily is your daily shot of music industry news — deals, lawsuits, streaming wars, tour drama, artist moves, and global plays. Pour the coffee, hit play, and you'll know what's moving in music before you walk out the door.
Music Industry Daily
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Spotify's $2.2B Buyback, UMG-Liquidax AI Patents, TikTok's $9B - Aug 21
Spotify flexes its balance sheet with a fresh $1.5 billion buyback authorization, while UMG's AI patent joint venture begins licensing to its first takers. Meanwhile, TikTok's international revenues surged 46% to $9.19 billion in 2025, swinging to...
UMG-Hook Fan Remix Deal, Ariana Grande Leak Lawsuit, $30M C+C Music Factory Suit - August 20
UMG's multi-year licensing deal with fan-remix app Hook headlines a busy Thursday, alongside a federal judge granting Ariana Grande expedited subpoena power to unmask song hackers. On the lawsuit front, a $30M trademark dispute rocks C+C Music Fac...
UMG Snags Beatles Global Deal, Ye Books Russia Shows - Wednesday, August 19
UMG dominates today's brief with a landmark Beatles merchandise and licensing expansion plus a $225M share buyback program. Ye's booking at a St. Petersburg arena makes him the highest-profile Western act to perform in Russia since the 2022 invasi...
Round Hill Sues Suno & Anthropic for $1B+, Curve Royalties Deal Closes - August 18
Round Hill Music's billion-dollar-plus copyright salvos against Suno and Anthropic dominate today's brief, joined by Ellie Goulding's conflict-of-interest suit against Live Nation-linked managers. Meanwhile, the Merlin-Jamen Capital acquisition of...
Megan Thee Stallion to Interscope, Suno Suits Dropped - Mon, Aug 17
Megan Thee Stallion's new Interscope distribution deal and a pair of Suno lawsuit dismissals headline a busy Monday. India's music industry is also in expansion mode, with UMG and Yash Raj Films both launching new labels. Meanwhile, the Grammys' c...