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Songwriters drop ‘alright, alright, alright’ sample lawsuit against Travis Scott and Sony Music

The notice of voluntary dismissal does not say whether they reached a settlement with Travis Scott or Sony Music. Source

12 Oct 2026
Spotify launches Spotify Technology to sell its internal software tools to other companies, says the brand is ‘becoming the R&D operating system’

Spotify Technology, groups four products – Portal, Confidence, Xirp, and Spotify for Backstage – under one name, with its own website. Source

12 Oct 2026
DistroKid confirms it has removed tracks in response to UMG claims

The Verge reported that independent artists had been posting on social media about their music being taken down without notice. Source

12 Oct 2026
Warner Music sues Ray-Ban and Oakley owner Luxottica over alleged use of 427+ works in social media posts

The complaint alleges that Luxottica's brands set their social media videos to Warner-controlled music without a license and without paying Warner. Source

12 Oct 2026
UMG’s Interscope sues Summer Walker for $50M+ after she moves to exit her deal under California’s ‘seven-year rule’

Walker signed a joint deal with Interscope and Atlanta-based label and management company LVRN in 2017. Source

12 Oct 2026
Gunna launches SB THE LABEL in partnership with Warner’s Atlantic Music Group

The new label's first three signings are Atlanta artists Casper Bluff, Nechie, and Dracc. Source

12 Oct 2026
From Sony Music’s 260,000 deepfake takedowns to Suno’s live music expansion… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source

9 Oct 2026
Meta bans TikTok parent ByteDance from advertising on its apps in the US and six other countries

The ban also covers campaigns from third-party advertisers that direct users in those markets to TikTok or to other ByteDance-owned services. Source

9 Oct 2026
Spotify renews multi-year licensing deal with Joe Rogan. His last one was reportedly worth $250M.

The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the deal's terms are similar to those of Rogan's previous Spotify agreement. Source

9 Oct 2026
Suno hires Ticketmaster’s Michael Chua to lead its live music team, including Songkick

In the role, Chua will lead the AI music company's live music operations, which include concert discovery platform Songkick. Source

8 Oct 2026