From Warner’s EMP sell-off to Universal Music’s Briegmann promotion… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest headlines from the past few days… Source
Bill Withers’ publisher sues UMG, Sony, and Kobalt, claiming Olivia Dean’s ‘I’ve Seen It’ copies ‘Just the Two of Us’ The plaintiff says its representatives came to what they considered to be the “obvious and inescapable conclusion” that Dean’s song
‘I would rather have 1% of a hit record than 100% of a record that wasn’t.’ Tyler Brown, founder of London-based Funfair, on hits, loyalty, and why songwriters should be taking a share of master income
Suno is ‘far beyond’ 2m subscribers and $300m in revenue, says Mikey Shulman – who argues it’s ‘good’ that AI music has no ‘firm rules of the road’ yet Shulman also set out what WMG and BMG get from their deals, and who should be setting AI’s rules. Source
An $8M streaming fraud, two plays a day. Here’s the pro-rata math behind the bot scheme – and the rule change that would have killed it. Ahead of Tuesday’s sentencing in the first US criminal streaming fraud case, MBW breaks down the pro-rata arithmetic behind Michael
DRAMA Close Out Live at Lagunitas’ 2026 Season with Grooves and Good Vibes: Photos + Recap As all great six-packs will eventually be nothing more than empty bottles and cardboard, and each life-changing show will ring
Yusim Aladro promoted to General Manager at Warner Music Mexico She reports to Tomas Rodríguez, President of Warner Music Mexico and Música Mexicana. Source
Rancid Announce 30th Anniversary …And Out Come the Wolves Box Set Rancid have announced a 30th anniversary box set of their seminal 1995 album …And Out Come the Wolves, featuring a
The Killers Announce Sam’s Town 20th Anniversary Vinyl Reissues and Box Set The Killers are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their sophomore album, Sam’s Town, with two vinyl remasters and a 7-inch box
A 100-Year-Old Steelmaker’s Quotes Took 3 Days. Now They Take Under 2 Hours Thanks to This Tech Emanate says one steelmaker reduced quote response time from days to hours while raising the share of customer requests that