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A mixtape of digital music news and views. [A @jherskowitz.com joint]
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[Music Business Worldwide] Warner Music strikes global distribution deal with Ultra Music India buff.ly/oH89P5c
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Warner Music strikes global distribution deal with Ultra Music India - Music Business Worldwide
Ultra Music’s library spans more than 14,000 tracks across Hindi “Bollywood” film soundtracks, along with regional, folk, and devotional music.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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[Music Business Worldwide] Spotify plans to hike US prices in Q1 2026 (report) buff.ly/BqzSXcC
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Spotify plans to hike US prices in Q1 2026 (report) - Music Business Worldwide
JPMorgan analysts estimated that a $1 monthly increase in the US would add about $500 million to Spotify’s annual revenue, the Financial Times reported.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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[Digital Music News] Suno Doubles Down on Dismissal Push In Artist-Led Copyright Suit, Looks to Focus on the ‘Core’ Fair Use Training Question buff.ly/OkJZ92e
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Suno Doubles Down on Push to Toss Artist-Led Copyright Lawsuit
Suno has doubled down on a push to toss most of an artist-led copyright lawsuit, which it believes should focus chiefly on training fair use.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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[Digital Music News] Music Industry Funding Has Already Topped $1 Billion in Q4 2025 — Massive Raises Continue Despite Overall Volume Slowdown buff.ly/RIpGr6n
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Music Industry Funding Has Topped $1B in Q4 '25: DMN Pro Data
With one month remaining in the quarter and the year, music industry funding has already topped $1 billion, DMN Pro data shows.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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[Digital Music News] HAVEN.’s ‘I Run’ Explained: How an AI-Generated Track Took Over TikTok, Got Banned from Streaming Platforms, Then Started All Over buff.ly/s7XbVCD
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HAVEN.’s ‘I Run’ Explained: What the Heck Just Happened
The mysterious EDM track “I Run” grabbed headlines this week, with a sudden removal from DSPs and subsequent return. Here’s a rundown.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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[Medium] Rob's Album of The Week: Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest's Somni - Rob Duguay buff.ly/ZTULtcH
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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[Digital Music News] Ne-Yo, Sonu Nigam, MC Jin Join Forces to Launch Hong Kong-Based Pacific Music Group buff.ly/JhiDUrm
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Ne-Yo, Sonu Nigam, MC Jin Launch Pacific Music Group
A new Hong Kong-based global music label aims to develop top talent for the global stage and serve as a gateway for international artists.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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[Digital Music News] Guns N’ Roses Mega-Tour Continues in 2026—Mexico, Brazil, Europe, US, Canada buff.ly/7Q9qPpf
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Guns N’ Roses Mega-Tour Continues in 2026, Globetrotting
Guns N’ Roses announce their world tour continues in the spring and summer of 2026, including a special performance at LA’s Rose Bowl.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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[Digital Music News] Reggae Legend Jimmy Cliff Passes Away, Aged 81 buff.ly/iJcrHJg
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Reggae Legend Jimmy Cliff Passes Away, Aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, a cornerstone artist of reggae music who helped bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience, has died at the age of 81.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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[Music Business Worldwide] One of Suno’s latest investors will be of particular interest to the music industry… buff.ly/OklA7Vh
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One of Suno’s latest investors will be of particular interest to the music industry… - Music Business Worldwide
Hallwood Media has invested into Suno after signing ‘artists’ whose music was created on the generative AI platform.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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[Spotify] Barça Is Back: The New Spotify Camp Nou Opens Its Gates buff.ly/7ED1cFI
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Barça Is Back: The New Spotify Camp Nou Opens Its Gates — Spotify
After more than two years of redevelopment, FC Barcelona returned to its spiritual home on November 22, hosting Athletic Club in the first La Liga match at the reimagined Spotify Camp Nou (and winning...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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[Spotify] Spotify and Acne Studios Welcome Robyn Back to the Stage in Los Angeles buff.ly/2duMAWC
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Spotify and Acne Studios Welcome Robyn Back to the Stage in Los Angeles — Spotify
Robyn made her long-awaited return to the stage this week, as Spotify and Acne Studios brought friends and top fans together for an unforgettable evening at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.  The night...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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[Hypebot] Your Morning Coffee Podcast: How AI Affects Artists, Listeners & Our Brains buff.ly/DhPkK1P
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: How AI Affects Artists, Listeners & Our Brains
Episode 277 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart's podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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[Hypebot] Ticketmaster caps Olivia Dean resales at face value buff.ly/cROCCwz
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Ticketmaster caps Olivia Dean resales at face value
Last week Olivia Dean called out Ticketmaster and promoters Live Nation and AEG over their handling of ticket sales for her tour. In response, now Ticketmaster caps Olivia Dean resales at face value.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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[Music Business Worldwide] Primary Wave and D2C platform Game My Fan team up on Reactional Music-powered album games buff.ly/B81WoIa
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Primary Wave and D2C platform Game My Fan team up on Reactional Music-powered album games - Music Business Worldwide
Revenue will be split equally between the platform and artists, while Primary Wave maintains control over release dates, timing, marketing, and pricing.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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[Music Business Worldwide] UMG receives Statement of Objections from EU regulator over $775m Downtown deal buff.ly/P23BBgj
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UMG receives Statement of Objections from EU regulator over $775m Downtown deal - Music Business Worldwide
Statement of Objections issued by the EC represents a formal escalation in the investigation into the transaction…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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[Music Ally] Meta’s WorldGen system generates 3D worlds from text prompts buff.ly/QYuLzpV
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Meta’s WorldGen system generates 3D worlds from text prompts
Meta has a new research project in the virtual worlds camp called WorldGen, which aims to "generate an interactive 3D world within minutes"
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November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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[Music Ally] Bon Iver still loves salmon-pink – now with Pantone approval buff.ly/qp8A3U4
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Bon Iver still loves salmon-pink – now with Pantone approval
Pantone 1625 C is now called ‘Fable Salmon’, complete with a line of Pantone-powered merch ranging from t-shirts to tote bags.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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[Music Business Worldwide] Spotify rolls out feature that lets users transfer playlists from rival music services buff.ly/japw42T
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Spotify rolls out feature that lets users transfer playlists from rival music services - Music Business Worldwide
The integration with TuneMyMusic will let users copy their playlists from outside platforms directly into their Spotify libraries.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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[Music Ally] Napster blames ‘misconduct’ for vanished $3bn funding round buff.ly/pDw0EZT
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Napster blames ‘misconduct’ for vanished $3bn funding round
Having rebranded as Napster, the parent company revealed to shareholders last week that the investment has not come through.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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[Music Ally] Manchester report outlines strategy to support grassroots venues buff.ly/5MmYrBp
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Manchester report outlines strategy to support grassroots venues
A report published by the Manchester Music City organisation focuses on recommendations to support the scene.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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[Music Ally] AIMS says its latest AI-search model is 20% more accurate buff.ly/WgaRhQm
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AIMS says its latest AI-search model is 20% more accurate
AIMS has just launched its latest model, which it says is a noticeable step up from the previous version.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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[Platform & Stream] Vobile Debuts AI Song Detector; What Platforms Really Mean for Music Creators buff.ly/YMld7wb
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Vobile Debuts AI Song Detector; What Platforms Really Mean for Music Creators
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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[Music Ally] Ticketmaster caps resale prices for Olivia Dean at face value buff.ly/beqOwOl
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Ticketmaster caps resale prices for Olivia Dean at face value
Tickets for Olivia Dean’s North American tour very quickly sparked controversy among fans – and fury from the artist herself.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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[Music Business Worldwide] TikTok owner ByteDance’s valuation hits $480bn after share sale (report) buff.ly/11haAzu
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TikTok owner ByteDance’s valuation hits $480bn after share sale (report) - Music Business Worldwide
Seven bidders participated in an auction that pushed TikTok’s valuation up by 45% from the initial price of up to $360 billion.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM