Jon Glass appointed General Counsel at Merlin
August 11, 2026
Glass will lead its Business & Legal Affairs function and take on responsibility for its Partnerships team. Source...
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UnitedMasters strengthens executive team with four appointments across marketing, brand, commerce and operations
August 10, 2026
The new hires include former Warner Records executive Todd L. Perry II, alongside Goldie Harris, Luca Zanello and Jason Peerless. Source...
Read full story →Apple asks court to rule its products don’t infringe Boomcloud 360’s spatial audio patents
August 10, 2026
Apple Music rolled out Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos in June 2021 Source...
Read full story →AI is capable of breaking the music industry. But it does not have to.
August 10, 2026
The following MBW op-ed comes from MusicInfra CEO and Co-founder Björn Lindvall Source...
Read full story →Live Nation’s Merch Traffic sues online sellers over counterfeit Nirvana, Bruno Mars merch
August 10, 2026
The suit brings two counts under the Lanham Act: trademark infringement and counterfeiting, and false designation of origin. Source...
Read full story →Universal Music Group kicks off additional €250M share buyback program
August 10, 2026
UMG completed the first €500 million program, its first-ever share repurchase, in July Source...
Read full story →Suno brings its voice clone tool to iOS and Android, opens a limited version to free users
August 10, 2026
Voices lets a user record or upload audio of themselves singing, which Suno then uses to generate new songs in that person's voice. Source...
Read full story →Live Nation-backed Veeps lays off nearly all editorial staff at BrooklynVegan, Revolver and other music publications (report)
August 10, 2026
Veeps is the ticketed livestream service in which Live Nation owns a majority stake. Source...
Read full story →Judge tosses shoe retailer DSW’s preemptive copyright suit against Sony Music
August 10, 2026
A federal judge dismissed the part of DSW's declaratory judgment lawsuit that targeted Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing. Source...
Read full story →Live Nation acquires majority stake in three Prague venues as it expands across Central and Eastern Europe
August 10, 2026
The agreement, struck with Czech investment group PPF, also covers the 5,000-capacity O2 Universum and the 4,000-capacity Forum Karlín. Source...
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