Music Business Worldwide

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1. From the Supreme Court’s Cox ruling to Primary Wave’s Kobalt deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

   The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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2. Russ talks ownership, fan engagement and ‘making music every day’ at SXSW

   About two months ago, Russ became the second-highest RIAA-certified independent rapper in history.

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3. Record labels and Spotify seek $322M default judgment from pirate group Anna’s Archive

   A motion for default judgment and an accompanying memorandum of law were filed on March 25.

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4. United Talent Agency promotes seven execs to Partner within music division

   Elevations span UTA LIVE, Creators, Sports and Filmed Entertainment as agency expands senior leadership ranks

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5. Deezer licenses AI music detection technology to Hungarian rights organization EJI

   CMO becomes first in Hungary to deploy Deezer's AI detection tech.

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6. Primary Wave makes strategic investment in Vietnam’s POPS Music – with plans to ramp up catalog deals in Southeast Asia

   POPS claims to be 'home to the largest catalog of Vietnamese and Indonesian music'

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7. Key Songs In The Life Of… Colleen Theis

   Colleen Theis, President and COO of The Orchard, sits down with MBW to discuss the songs – but more importantly, the experiences – that have defined her life to date

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8. Australia’s GYRO Group expands into Latin America with new office in Brazil

   The global music company has opened a new HQ in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.

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9. Symphonic acquires music distribution and YouTube monetization platform Distro Nation

   Jon Baltz, CEO and Co-Founder of Distro Nation, will join Symphonic’s executive team as Head of UGC & Rights Management, along with his team.

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10. Musixmatch launches ‘Sentinel’ service to detect when copyrighted music and lyrics are used in AI and user-generated content

    The new service, called Sentinel, draws on the company's lyrics database.

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