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1. From Salt-N-Pepa’s dismissed UMG case to UK music streaming subscription revenues’ 3.2% growth… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

   The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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2. Salt-N-Pepa lawsuit against Universal Music Group over ownership of master recordings dismissed

   Salt-N-Pepa filed the lawsuit in May 2025

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3. Troy Carter acquires catalog of influential Pop Art Records

   Carter describes the catalog as 'some of the most important pieces of music in hip-hop history'

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4. As Spotify lowers monetization threshold for podcasters, should it increase payout barrier for music artists?

   A provocative new essay argues that the streaming giant should implement a 250,000 monthly listener threshold before artist can earn money on the platform

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5. Ethiopia Habtemariam appointed President of Music at HYBE America

   The UMG veteran will spearhead A&R and artist development across HYBE America's label ecosystem

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6. Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI music, superfans in 2026 memo, taking swipe at firms ‘validating business models that fail to respect artists’ work’

   Read Sir Lucian Grainge's 2026 memo to UMG staff

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7. Believe’s Chris Meehan on growing Sentric into a global platform, servicing indie songwriters, and why publishing once ‘felt like a dark art’

   MBW's World Leaders series meets Chris Meehan, CEO of Publishing at Believe

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8. Ticketmaster faces lawsuit over alleged website tracking and ‘surveillance’ tools

   The lawsuit alleges that Ticketmaster employs advertising and analytics trackers from Google, Facebook, TikTok and more, to illegally collect user information.

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9. Spotify opens second LA studio as it doubles down on podcasts

   Spotify has expanded access to its Partner Program, lowering its eligibility thresholds for creators.

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10. Spotify expands messaging feature with live friend activity and ‘Request to Jam’

    Since the messaging feature’s launch, nearly 40 million users have sent about 340 million messages.

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