Reservoir expands copyright lawsuits against Suno and Anthropic to more than 2,500 songs combined
Reservoir first sued the two AI companies in October Source
Source: Music Business Worldwide
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Saturday 14 November
Ten stories from the music business, picked this morning from 16 sources. Every headline links to the original.
Photo: CMU Getty v Stability ruling could allow AI companies to “offshore” training to circumvent UK copyright law, says BPI
The big British legal battle that is exploring the copyright obligations of AI companies, involving Getty Images and Stability AI, was back in court this week, with record industry trade group BPI intervening in support of the visual media company.
Source: CMU
THE•TEAM forms 11-member board after Providence completes buyout of founder Casey Wasserman
Seven of the board's members come from THE•TEAM's leadership group, including CEO Michael Watts and Chief Financial Officer Elena Rochelli. Source
Source: Music Business Worldwide
Photo: Hypebot Spotify AI Persona Badge: What It Means for Artists in 2026
What Is the Spotify AI Persona Badge? This post was originally published on the Anarxhy Blog. If you make music with AI tools but present yourself as a real person, a stage name, or a clearly fictional character, the badge isn't meant for you.
Source: Hypebot
Photo: Variety Music Dolly Parton’s Last Recorded Song Released: Listen to Her Passionate Performance on U2’s ‘Torn’
Dolly Parton’s final performance has arrived. The iconic singer’s last recorded vocals have been released on “Torn,” the final track on U2’s just-released album “Carnaval de Luz.”
Source: Variety Music
Photo: Billboard Business Lorde-Backed Album-Focused Music Platform Lume Expands Into Australia
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Lume is crossing the ditch. The innovative New Zealand-based, album-focused music app expands into Australia with a new round of artist releases, official chart status, and a key addition to the team.
Source: Billboard Business
Photo: Variety Music ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden World Tour Sets 2027 Arena Dates
Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” is heading to arenas, with the Golden World Tour set to open June 5, 2027, at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena, Netflix and AEG Presents said Friday. The Mastercard-presented show puts the film’s animated K-pop trio Huntr/x in front of live audiences.
Source: Variety Music
Photo: Music Ally ICE Services launches ‘Screen’ tool to fix music-usage reports
“Accurate, well-structured usage reports are the starting point for paying songwriters and publishers correctly,” is a pertinent line from ICE Services. You don’t need us, or ICE, to tell you that in many cases, said accuracy and structure is still a pipedream. The post is from Music Ally.
Source: Music Ally
Photo: Music Ally Amazon Music expands talent investment to ‘Breakthrough Songwriters’
Amazon Music has been supporting artists with its ‘Breakthrough’ program for some time now, with Skye Newman the latest musician to be taken under the wing of that initiative this week. The post is from Music Ally.
Source: Music Ally
In Canada: Canada Music Fund to Receive $67M Boost; Women in Music Executive Award Winners Share Their Wisdom
The Canada Music Fund is getting a new boost from the federal government. At last night’s ADISQ Gala in Montreal (Nov.
Source: Billboard Business
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