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1. TikTok trumpets Temper City’s viral ‘Self Aware’ as SoundOn expands services for US indie artists and labels

   The track has surpassed 150m streams on Spotify and has been used to soundtrack more than 6.4m videos on TikTok

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2. Primary Wave strikes deal with Grammy-winning Norteño-Tejano group Intocable covering catalog and name, image, and likeness

   Intocable has won two Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards

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3. Musixmatch says LyricFind’s antitrust claim ‘without merit’ as rival files second amended complaint

   LyricFind first sued Musixmatch in March 2025

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4. ‘After K-pop, Chinese pop music will come to the world next.’

   UMG Greater China Chairman and CEO Timothy Xu on the company’s ‘Glocal’ strategy, and why he believes Chinese pop will be the next genre to go global...

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5. Live Nation acquires majority stake in Argentina’s Dale Play Live

   Live Nation acquires again in Latin America, swooping for majority stake in Argentina-based promoter

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6. Nelly awarded over $67K to be paid by lawyer who filed ex-bandmate’s Country Grammar copyright suit

   The ruling ordered the fees to be paid not by the plaintiff – but by the plaintiff's attorney, Precious Felder.

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7. Chrysalis co-founder Chris Wright launches new label and publishing company Right Tracks

   The new company marks a return to the recorded music business for Wright

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8. M.I.A. sues Kid Cudi for $2.8M after being fired from Rebel Ragers Tour

   The lawsuit alleges that Kid Cudi "instructed Live Nation to breach the Agreement to generate publicity and ticket sales for the Tour."

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9. Melvin Koh named General Manager, Ticketing Asia at TEG’s Ticketek

   Koh brings more than 18 years of experience across sports, entertainment, venue management, commercial strategy and ticketing.

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10. Andrew Jenkins to depart Universal Music Publishing Group after nearly two decades

    Jenkins announced his exit on Monday (June 1)

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