US studios and streaming services reject CRTC’s new obligation to invest 15% of local revenues in Canadian content
Creative sector welcomes the reintroduction of the Protect Working Musicians Act
European Parliament’s report calls for a specific strand for the music sector within the new AgoraEU programme
NO FAKES Act makes its way back in Congress courtesy of a bipartisan group of Senators and House Representatives
Italy’s financial police carry out national raid to dismantle the streaming piracy network behind the CINEMAGOAL app
Universal Music Group renews and expands multi-year licensing agreement with TikTok
Spotify seals new licensing deal with Universal Music Group to enable a tool allowing users to create AI-driven licensed covers and remixes
Qobuz expands library through licensing partnership with Create Music Group
Kobalt and AI-powered music creation platform Udio form strategic partnership
News/Media Alliance signs opt-in AI licensing agreement with Bria
SoundExchange and IFPI unveil new automatic assignment system for ISRCs
BMI acquires from Orfium music cue sheet platform Soundmouse
Y Royalties taps KPMG’s Paritosh Dagar as Chief Technology and AI Officer
Creative Europe-backed Artistic Futures launches to help rights holders detect unclaimed royalties
ICE Services joins the Music Fights Fraud Alliance as a commitment to fraud identification and prevention
Ankit Sahni sues US Copyright Office for rejecting the registration of a work created with AI
High Court affirms the need for an IPRS license covering compositions when communicating recordings to the public
Publishers file putative class action suit against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for infringing textual works to train AI models
Sony Music wins legal case initiated by the estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell over Jimi Hendrix Experience’s rights
Texas opens investigation into streaming services over allegations of payola
American Federation of Musicians sues UMG and WMG over settlements and licensing deals with AI companies
CISAC adopts a declaration calling for human creativity to be protected and respected
Chordal
BMG acquires music producer Luca Anzilotti’s publishing interests in Snap!
Universal Music Publishing Group names Sunita Kaur as President, Asia
Calendar — Week 23, 2026
Quotes of the week — Week 23, 2026
Key figures — Week 23, 2026
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Youssou N’Dour named Vice-President of CISAC
Musical chairs — Week 23, 2026
Music deals — Week 23, 2026
A&R executive Nate Albert has been appointed President of Giant Music, the independent record label launched by the Azoff Company in 2022 to "assist artists achieve...
