National Independent Venue Association of California taps Joe Rinaldi as President
US Department of Justice takes down three popular pirate sites from Bulgaria
European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs adopts report on Generative AI and Copyright calling for transparency rules
European Commission agrees on the proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA)
Reps. Madeleine Dean and Nathaniel Moran introduce the TRAIN Act to protect creators from unauthorised AI training
Simon Hutson appointed Chief Executive Officer at the Copyright Licensing Agency
Merlin inks pact with AI music company Udio ensuring ‘fair compensation’
Universal Music Group and NetEase Cloud Music renew multi-year license agreement
BMG combines all licensing units into one new global service, SYNC+
Digital deals — Week 2, 2026
Media Press Group partners with ISAN International Agency on AV identifiers
IMRO expands partnership with Audoo
Primary Wave Music acquires a stake in music financing platform RUN
Richard and Ace Burgess launch AudioNumber and Interline Media Group
US Copyright Office releases updated copyright registration bulk dataset containing 22 million records
Music publishers file second infringement lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, seeking $3 billion in damages
Record labels and Spotify slap Anna’s Archive with copyright infringement lawsuit for scrapping 86 million music files
Book publishers file motion to join copyright infringement case against Google
NMPA and US music publishers hit by antitrust lawsuit filed by X Corp for ‘anticompetitive conduct’
New York court rejects Salt-N-Pepa’s bid to reclaim rights to their recordings
Nettwerk Music Group’s management plans buyout from existing investors supported by $300m from Create Music Group
BMG signs global recording partnership with digital-first label Sketch Music
LabelWorx launches a publishing division offering a Single Song Assignment model
Virgin Music Group renews global distribution agreement with South Africa’s Gallo Record Company and Content Connect Africa
BMG signs British singer-songwriter Loyle Carner to a global publishing agreement
Native Instruments has entered into preliminary insolvency proceedings
Calendar — Week 5, 2026
Quotes of the week — Week 5, 2026
Key figures — Week 5, 2026
Main stories — Week 5, 2026
Warner Chappell Music names Wan Yin Koh as Vice President, Business Development, Digital for the Asia Pacific region
Bruce Resnikoff named Chairman of Universal Music Enterprises as Jamie Krents is promoted to President and CEO
RCA Records re-launches JIVE Records led by Mike Weiss and David Melhado
The Royal Thai Police’s Economic Crimes Department (ECD) has shut down the site Siambit.me, believed to be the largest torrent tracker site in Thailand. The action...
