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1. TuneCore partners with RoyFi to offer royalty advances to indie artists

   Artists can secure direct cash advances without giving up equity or transferring ownership of copyrights.

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2. Major labels and ISP Altice seek more time to weigh Supreme Court ruling in latest Cox fallout

   The case has been put on hold since August 2025, pending the Supreme Court’s decision on Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment.

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3. Sony Music and UMG form NINE BY NINE music festivals joint venture in Japan

   NINE BY NINE will engage in planning and production of music festivals in Asia, and supporting Japanese artists seeking to expand internationally.

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4. Suno’s licensing talks with major labels in limbo with ‘no path forward’ (Report)

   Talks with UMG and Warner Music have seen little progress, while Suno hasn't been able to reach a deal with Sony Music, according to the Financial Times.

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5. After Universal, Warner, and Merlin deals, now Udio inks licensing agreement with Kobalt

   The deal marks Kobalt’s second AI music platform partnership, following its 2025 licensing agreement with ElevenLabs.

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6. The Unravelling of a ‘Bulletproof’ Brand: Wireless Festival’s Self-Inflicted Crisis

   Music industry communications specialist weighs in on the Ye controversy, and Wireless Festival's cancellation

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7. Secretly Distribution acquires music data and analytics firms Entertainment Intelligence and Babel Ops

   Babel Ops was founded in 2020 by Erik Gilbert and Greg Delaney, who previously co-founded Entertainment Intelligence in 2014.

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8. Bill Ackman thinks he’ll convince UMG shareholders to take his deal. JP Morgan isn’t so sure.

   The music giant said it will review the proposal and analyze its implications for shareholders, employees, artists and songwriters.

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9. After Cox ruling, Supreme Court wipes out Grande Communications’ $47M music piracy verdict

   The Supreme Court vacated the 2022 judgment and remanded the case to the Fifth Circuit for reconsideration in light of Cox v. Sony Music.

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10. Miles Gersh promoted to EVP, A&R at Warner Records

    Gersh, who joined the company in 2019, is best known for working with country artist Zach Bryan

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