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Chris Brown producer sues Sony Music for $1.25M, claiming it stalled the sale of his ‘Party’ royalties and paid him half the agreed rate

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Ishmael Sadiq Montague claims Sony made false statements to delay redirecting his royalties on the track to a company that had agreed to buy them. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/chris-brown-producer-sues-sony-music-for-1-25m-claiming-it-stalled-the-sale-of-his-party-royalties-and-paid-him-half-the-agreed-rate/
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EMPIRE founder Ghazi launches B2B music infrastructure company Supply Chain globally, with Beatport-owned Ampsuite as launch partner

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Supply Chain has also hired Craig May as SVP, Marketing, and Kristy May as SVP, Business Affairs. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/empire-founder-ghazi-launches-b2b-music-infrastructure-company-supply-chain-globally-with-beatport-owned-ampsuite-as-launch-partner/
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Universal Music Group becomes first major music company to license TYGER, which uses AI to adapt songs to gameplay in real time

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Select recordings and songs from UMG's recorded music and publishing catalogs will become available on TYGER's paid, on-demand subscription service. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-becomes-first-major-music-company-to-license-tyger-which-uses-ai-to-adapt-songs-to-gameplay-in-real-time/
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Reservoir sues Suno for copying 1,050 songs, alleging AI firm’s business model was to ‘infringe now’ and ‘settle on the cheap later’

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Songs in Reservoir's catalog named in the complaint include Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now, Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire, Madonna's Papa Don't Preach Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-sues-suno-for-infringment-over-1050-songs-including-tracks-by-joni-mitchell-johnny-cash-madonna-and-more/
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Spotify is on course for $3.3B annual operating profit in 2026 – after adding 6M subscribers in Q3

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Spotify published its financial results for Q3 2026 (the three months to the end of September) earlier today (October 22). Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-is-on-course-for-a-3-3b-annual-operating-profit-in-2026-after-adding-6m-subscribers-in-q3/
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Beyoncé’s Parkwood asks court to make plaintiff and his lawyer pay for ‘objectively baseless’ second ‘Alien Superstar’ lawsuit

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Parkwood Entertainment asked a judge to throw out the case permanently and to penalize Shuji Hirose and his attorney, DaShawn Hayes, for bringing it. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/beyonces-parkwood-asks-court-to-make-plaintiff-and-his-lawyer-pay-for-objectively-baseless-second-alien-superstar-lawsuit/
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AI piano-learning startup ArtMaster, previously backed by Robert Kyncl, raises $2.4M seed round, with Moises among new investors

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ArtMaster is a Prague-based startup behind AI-powered piano learning app Artie Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ai-piano-learning-startup-artmaster-previously-backed-by-robert-kyncl-raises-2-4m-seed-round-with-moises-among-new-investors/
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