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1. Larry Jackson’s Gamma files lawsuit to unmask creators of smear websites

   The 12-page complaint, filed on Tuesday (May 26) and reviewed by MBW, brings three causes of action: defamation, trade libel, and unfair competition under New York common law

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2. Basile Beaugendre and Cyrus Chen promoted to regional heads for Europe and APAC at TuneCore

   Beaugendre has led TuneCore France since 2019, and Chen has headed TuneCore Southeast Asia since 2020.

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3. Bolloré urges Universal Music Group to reject Bill Ackman’s $64B takeover bid

   "We think the price is not there at all," Bolloré told shareholders.

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4. J. Cole and Cam’ron settle $500K lawsuit over ‘Ready ’24’ royalties

   The parties said they had "reached an agreement in principle to resolve the remaining claims" in the case.

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5. HYBE’s Weverse appoints Zooil Yang as President as superfan platform enters ‘next phase of growth’

   Yang most recently served as CEO of AXZ, the Kakao-spun-off company that operates South Korea's Daum portal.

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6. Warner Music and Crumbl reach settlement in $24M copyright infringement lawsuit over TikTok posts

   The parties said they expect to resolve their dispute on or before June 15, 2026.

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7. Frank Rogers elevated to CEO of Spirit Music

   Frank Rogers previously served as Chief Creative Officer of Spirit Music, a role he has held since 2022.

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8. UMG and Sony seek to add over 61k recordings to Suno lawsuit after discovery reveals AI trained on ‘millions’ of their copyrighted tracks

   The labels say they are asserting "only a small fraction" of those recordings – 61,026 works – in the proposed second amended complaint.

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9. Sulinna Ong exits Spotify to join U2 management team alongside Irving and Jeffrey Azoff

   U2 have appointed Sulinna Ong as a Management Partner, after more than seven years at Spotify, where she most recently served as Global Head of Editorial & Curation, Music

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10. Live Nation challenges US antitrust verdict, as states call for Ticketmaster sale

    Company argued in court filings last week that the result was "against the clear weight of the evidence"

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