"AI Lawsuits Escalate, Catalog M&A Heats Up — Week of June 23"

Email us hereWhat a week. BlackRock muscled into music publishing as Influence Media snagged Anthem's $650M catalog, while a court filing caught Live Nation's CEO whispering in Trump's ear right before the DOJ came knocking. The AI reckoning rolled on too — Hagens Berman piled into the Suno and Udio suits, and Europe's music managers told labels to keep their hands off artists' rights. Catalogs changing hands, executives sweating depositions, robots on trial. Just another seven days in the music business.