Also this week: Earl Sweatshirt's manager joins ATC, TikTok makes a key hire ahead ahead of ban-day (April 5) and Big Loud Records loses an svp of marketing.
Rejecting an immediate injunction, a judge says it remains an “open question” whether its illegal to use copyrighted songs to train artificial intelligence models.
The Grammy-winning producer founded the label for Chappell Roan to release her acclaimed debut album in 2023.
In its first court response to the lawsuit, the world's biggest music company didn't hold back.
"We know that even after every fire is extinguished the road to recovery will be very long," Grainge writes. "We will be there every step of the way."
A federal judge rejects the band's demand to void its decades-old contracts with the music giant, a central accusation in the blockbuster lawsuit.
In a full-fledged lawsuit against his longtime label, the star rapper claims UMG prioritized “corporate greed" and subjected him to violent attacks.
Exclusive content and advanced fraud protection are top of mind.
The music giant claimed fans would think the service was affiliated with Republic Records, but a judge had ruled previously that UMG's case would be hard to prove.
Responding to the band's bombshell lawsuit for the first time, UMG says it didn't hide anything and that Durst's case is "based on a fallacy."
