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The deal builds on the record company's existing stewardship of The Beatles' recorded catalog. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-strikes-global-deal-for-the-beatles-merch-licensing-and-e-commerce/

Prompts can specify instrumentation, vocal style and the way a track's energy shifts across its running time, Alibaba said. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/alibaba-launches-ai-song-generator-happyshrimp-1-0-in-beta-with-chinas-taihe-music-signed-up-for-artist-co-creation/

Each complaint seeks statutory damages of up to USD $150,000 per work willfully infringed. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/round-hill-sues-suno-and-anthropic-for-up-to-1bn-apiece-it-isnt-looking-to-settle/

The deal closed following final approval of the transaction by the European Commission, the companies said on Tuesday (August 18). Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/done-deal-jamen-capital-and-merlin-complete-acquisition-of-curve-royalty-systems-from-virgin-music-group/

Bill Werde argues that while there is much to admire about The Libera Awards, there is also much, much more it could be doing with and for independent music... Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/lets-reinvent-the-libera-awards-as-a-platform-for-independent-music/

The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-sunos-bmg-breakthrough-to-live-nations-counterfeit-crackdown-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/