All Episodes

Sony/WC Sue Anthropic, IFPI Fraud Initiative, Celine's Return - Sept 14

UMG x ElevenLabs Deal, T-Pain Sues Akon for $489K - Friday, September 11

UMG's $1.16B Buyback Done, Glastonbury 2027 Hits £408 Record - Sept 10

Suno v6 Launches With WMG & BMG, Weverse Breach Hits 422K - Wed, September 9

Stevie Wonder's 50th Anniversary Tour, TME's $1B Bond - Tuesday, September 8

Spotify-MLC Split Ruling, Oasis Tapes at £1.2M Auction - Monday, September 7

HarbourView Tops $3.88B, Suno's Fake Mary J. Blige Deal - Friday, September 4

Trump DOJ Backs AI Fair Use, Reggaeton Suit Collapses - Thursday, September 3

Triple Suno Lawsuits, Morissette Extortion Suit - Wednesday, September 2

BMG-Concord Merger Closes, RIAA H1 Revenue Hits $5.97B - Tuesday, September 1

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

UMG & Sony Expand Suno Suit, BMG-Concord Merger Eyes Q3 - Friday, August 28

Meta's $18B Child-Safety Deal, Suno Class Action Proceeds - August 27

Dolly Parton Dies at 80, UMG/Sony/WMG Back Stability AI $76M - Aug 26

Trump/Live Nation DOJ Bombshell, Sony Sues Kroger for 392 Tracks - Aug 25

Chris Brown's $13M Royalty Seizure, Bonnaroo 2027 Canceled - Monday, August 24

Spotify's $2.2B Buyback, UMG-Liquidax AI Patents, TikTok's $9B - Aug 21

UMG-Hook Fan Remix Deal, Ariana Grande Leak Lawsuit, $30M C+C Music Factory Suit - August 20

UMG Snags Beatles Global Deal, Ye Books Russia Shows - Wednesday, August 19

Round Hill Sues Suno & Anthropic for $1B+, Curve Royalties Deal Closes - August 18

Megan Thee Stallion to Interscope, Suno Suits Dropped - Mon, Aug 17

Spotify-Kobalt AI Deal, StubHub Kills CA Price Cap - Friday, August 14

IPNation Targets $100M in Arabic Catalogs, Twitch's AI Opt-Out Backlash - August 13

Suno-BMG Deal, Tencent's $1.32B Q2, Kennedy Center Owes $252K - Aug 12

Spotify's AI Persona Badge, GMR Settles $14M Music Choice Suit - Tuesday, August 11

Sony Wins DSW Copyright Toss, Live Nation Prague JV, William Orbit Dead - Monday, August 10

Suno Loses in Munich, UMG Loses a Quarter of Its Value — Week of August 3

Tyga's Suno Album Hits Chart Rules, Veeps Guts 4 Magazines - Friday, August 7

Anthropic's $3B Lyrics Defense, TikTok Closes Nashville Office - August 6

Spotify Q2 300M Subs + EPS Miss, WMG Revenue Hits $1.86B - Wed, August 5

Spotify Hits 300M Subs, WMG Q2 Up 9% After CFO Exit - August 4

UMG Stock Crashes 25%, SOCAN Buys CMRRA, Lolla Wraps - Monday, August 3

UMG $3.83B & Live Nation $7.7B Q2s, Suno Loses in Germany - July 31

Influence Media Buys Anthem for $600M, BTS Boycotts Grammys - July 30

RBX Sues Spotify for $600M, AI Chart Rules Proposed - July 29

UMG's $568M Buyback, Providence Buys THE•TEAM at $3.4B - July 28

Bad Bunny's $467M Tour Record, GEMA's PLAI AI Dataset - July 27

Think Piece: The Royalty Siphon Runs Both Ways - July 26

AI's $4.5B Reckoning Meets Apple's Quiet Coup - Week of July 20

Sony Buys Bond Theme Catalog, Google Fined €890M, Anthropic Lawsuit Grows - Friday, July 24

Spotify Dethroned, Suno Breached, AI Lawsuits Advance — July 23

Nina Joins SoundCloud & AI Floods Deezer - July 22

Sony's $4.5B Udio Suit, Apple Music Price Hike - Tuesday, July 21

X/Publishers Settle, Apple Music Raises Prices, K-Pop Exports Up 125% - Monday, July 20

Catalog Gold Rush Meets Suno's Week From Hell — Week of July 13

Suno Code Breach, Merlin's $3.2M Triller Win, Reservoir Buys Nacional - Friday, July 17

Sony's $3.5B Catalog Deal Closes, Suno Hack Exposes 2M Scraped Clips - July 16

Iron Maiden Sells to Pophouse, MJ Biopic Hits $1B, Suno Eyes IPO - Wednesday, July 15

Think Piece: The Toll Booth Economy - July 14 (Bonus Episode)

Iron Maiden Sell to Pophouse, Michael Jackson Biopic Hits $1B - July 14

Jay-Z Breaks Yankee Stadium Record, AI Labeling Coalition Launches - Monday, July 13

AI Hiring Spree, Billion-Dollar M&A, Prediction-Market Fraud - Week of July 06

T.I. to Reservoir, RIAA's AI Label Push, FIFA Halftime Confirmed — Friday, July 10

CVC Buys DistroKid, FIFA World Cup Halftime Show Confirmed — Thursday, July 9

Primary Wave's $1.5B Kobalt Deal Closes, CVC Buys DistroKid — Wed, July 8

CVC Buys DistroKid for ~$2B, Live Nation Fights Antitrust Verdict — Tuesday, July 7

Suno Blocks Sony's 60K Works Bid, Spotify Kills 500K Fraud Streams — Mon, July 6

Is AI the Future or the Crime of the Century? — Week of June 29

Spotify's $3M Stream-Fraud Scandal, Primary Wave's $100M Atticus Bet — Friday, July 3

Suno Sued for $20M, Elton Hologram Deal, MJ Biopic Hits $977M — Thu, July 2

Firebird's $750M Fund, Suno Sued Again, Michael Biopic Hits $977M — Wed, July 1

Jamendo Sues Suno, Tidal Demonetizes AI Music, Backstreet Boys Trademark Voices — June 30

European Festivals Cancelled by Heatwave, iHeartMedia's $150M Cuts — Monday, June 29

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

Influence Media Wins Anthem for $650M, Live Nation's Trump Call — June 26

HarbourView Buys Max Martin Catalog, Live Nation–Trump Filings Drop — June 25

Anthem Sells for $650M, Hagens Berman Joins Suno/Udio Suits — June 24