Sony & Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic, Ella Langley's Hot 100 Record - August 31

Email us herePublishing arms of all three major music companies are now suing AI maker Anthropic, while Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" rewrites chart history. Suno's data breach lawsuits consolidate, and SiriusXM quietly axes Howard Stern's second channel. Lawsuits & AI • Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell lead 35 publishers suing Anthropic for up to $150,000 per infringed work. • All three major music company publishing arms are now litigating against Claude's maker, Dario Amodei. • Federal judge consolidates two class actions over Suno's alleged November 2025 data breach, unreported for nine months. • US Copyright Office registration fees rise ~43% in November; rights holders have until September 10 to file at current rates. Streaming & Tech • SiriusXM drops Howard Stern's Howard 101 channel effective September 1, following ~50 staff layoffs. • Stern reportedly weighing reduction of live show schedule from two days per week to one. • Andy Cohen's Radio Andy channel promoted to fill the vacated Howard 101 slot on SiriusXM. Artists & Releases • Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" hits 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, the longest non-holiday run in 68-year chart history. • "Choosin' Texas" surpassed Shaboozey and Lil Nas X records; needs three more weeks to pass Mariah Carey's holiday classic. • Langley swept all seven of her ACM nominations this year, a new single-year record; song is now six-times platinum. International • KOMCA and Netflix settle Korean music royalty dispute covering platform usage from 2021 through 2025. • No licensing contract had been in place since 2021 due to disagreement over South Korea's online video royalty rules. Five minutes, five categories, zero fluff.