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1. Suno explores developer API, seeking apps ‘that unlock experiences generative music makes possible for the first time’

   "Ahead of our partner powered model, we're exploring a developer API and want to hear from you before we start building," Jack Brody wrote.

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2. Logan Light joins Warner Music Group as Chief of Staff to CEO Robert Kyncl

   Light joined WMG in March according to his LinkedIn profile

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3. Judge denies Sony Music bid to add over 30,000 recordings to Udio lawsuit

   The ruling from Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein keeps the case at the 333 works that Sony had originally put in suit.

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4. A counterfeit merch crackdown, facial recognition at K-pop concerts, and 3 other things we learned from HYBE’s 2025 sustainability report

   The 121-page document sets out a number of disclosures, from anti-counterfeiting measures to the company's use of generative AI and expansion into physical retail.

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5. Warner Records partners with Sickamore’s three times LOUDER

   Brooklyn alternative R&B artist Laila! will be the partnership’s flagship artist.

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6. Taylor Swift moves to dismiss ‘Showgirl’ trademark lawsuit, calls amended claims ‘absurd’

   Swift's lawyers argue that the amended complaint "fares no better" than the original

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7. T.I. and Tiny lose bid for $53.6M in punitive damages from MGA – OMG Girlz doll award stays capped at $17.9M

   The jury found that MGA had not acted with malice, ending the couple's push for punitive damages.

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8. Breaking Wave Group launched by UK music execs Nick Stewart, Marc Marot, Jeremy Marsh, James Radice, and Beth Claridge

   The company's first signings are 10cc, singer-songwriter Rumer and electronic duo Lemon Jelly.

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9. Warner’s ADA Central Europe strikes exclusive distribution deal with Berlin label AIM Music

   ADA Central Europe will handle global distribution, streaming strategy, and marketing across AIM Music's full roster.

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10. Exceleration Music acquires catalog of Japan’s Ryuichi Sakamoto in joint venture with Tokyo-based NexTone

    Exceleration will manage and collect income from Sakamoto's rights outside Asia, while NexTone will handle the catalog within Japan.

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