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1. Pirate Group Anna’s Archive fails to respond to labels’ copyright lawsuit, paving way for default judgment

   Anna's Archive failed to respond to copyright infringement allegations and appear at a scheduled court hearing.

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2. Connect Music raises $80m to expand indie artist financing and catalog acquisitions

   The music rights and technology firm will use the investment to fund catalog acquisitions and expand the company's music licensing operations.

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3. The MLC and Pandora file competing summary judgment motions in mechanical royalties dispute

   The MLC argues that features on Pandora's ad-supported service qualify it as an "interactive service" requiring mechanical royalty payments.

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4. Gallery: Milk & Honey and Reservoir’s pre-GRAMMY ‘Award Season’ party 2026

   Held on the rooftop of the Petersen Automotive Museum, revellers included many high-flyers from the global music industry

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5. Create Music Group strikes $300M investment in Nettwerk Music Group, as Canadian firm executes management buyout

   The investment will allow the Nettwerk management team to increase its ownership stake while enabling the company to retain its "identity and independence".

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6. From Warner and Sony’s Q4 results to DistroKid’s potential $2B sale… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

   The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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7. WMG generated $1.84bn in calendar Q4; recorded music subscription streaming revenues jump 10.9% YoY

   Total revenue was up 7.1% YoY at constant currency, with recorded music revenues up 6.6% YoY

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8. Taylor Swift to premiere ‘Opalite’ music video on Spotify and Apple Music – with YouTube release delayed by two days

   The video will not be available on YouTube until Super Bowl Sunday (February 8)

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9. K-pop industry eyes royalties boost as China’s copyright body signs deals with Tencent Music and NetEase Cloud Music

   Komca says the deals address "structural problems" that had hindered royalty collection in China.

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10. Warner and Bain increase JV fund by $200M. Will Red Hot Chili Peppers deal be next?

    Red Hot Chili Peppers are understood to be shopping their recorded music catalog for a nine-figure sum

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