Music Business Worldwide

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1. Publishers acquire stake in rock song at center of landmark termination rights case as they plan to pursue Supreme Court challenge

   The publishers said they acquired Robert Resnik's stake as they seek to ask the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit's January ruling.

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2. UMG fires back at Drake appeal over ‘Not Like Us’ case dismissal: 3 takeaways from response brief

   UMG says Drake used AI-generated voices of Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac Shakur “to goad Lamar into responding to his diss tracks.

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3. Universal Music Group to launch €500 million share buyback program

   UMG's plan to repurchase EUR €500M (USD $575m) worth of its own shares marks the company's first-ever share buyback program

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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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