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In November 2025, rapper RBX claimed Spotify failed to curb "mass-scale fraudulent streaming," stripping royalties from other rights holders. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-wins-dismissal-of-lawsuit-claiming-it-allowed-billions-of-fraudulent-drake-streams/

Co-Founder Steve Long will remain as Managing Director, the company announced on Tuesday (June 23). Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/embargoed-pias-acquires-signum-records-the-independent-classical-label-home-to-the-kings-singers/

RTM Audio was founded by mixing and mastering engineers Ohad Nissim, Teezio, and Calin Enache, alongside music attorney Matt Buser Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tech-startup-rtm-audio-launches-ai-music-detector-uai-which-issues-a-signed-certificate-with-every-verdict/

Spotify says streams of Turkish music on its platform have grown over 190% in five years Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-opens-istanbul-office-as-turkish-music-tops-294-billion-all-time-streams-on-the-platform/

Orgs representing artists, songwriters and music managers issue open letter over AI deals Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/irving-azoffs-music-artists-coalition-among-31-groups-warning-against-misuse-of-artist-and-songwriter-rights-in-ai-deals/

ISPs are ordered to block stream-ripping domains including Y2mate.ws, YTmp3.lat, Savefrom.space, and Spowload.cc. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/major-labels-in-canada-win-site-blocking-order-targeting-stream-ripping-platforms-a-first-for-the-countrys-music-industry/