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AEG and SeatGeek urge court to reject Live Nation DOJ settlement
With Tunney Act comments closed, AEG, SeatGeek and others ask Judge Subramanian to reject Live Nation’s DOJ settlement that keeps Ticketmaster.
UMG sues DistroKid, alleging AI-generated ‘slop’ is flooding streamers
Universal Music Group sued DistroKid on Sept. 15, 2026, alleging the distributor floods streamers with AI-generated, SEO-optimized and infringing “slop.”
IFPI launches Streaming Integrity Initiative as DistroKid holds out
Majors and dozens of distributors signed IFPI’s new anti-fraud Streaming Integrity Initiative on Monday — but DistroKid, TuneCore, Believe, and UnitedMasters have not yet joined.
Louder Than Life Partners With Spotify for 2026 Festival Season
Danny Wimmer Presents and Spotify are teaming up for Louder Than Life 2026 with a co-branded playlist, in-app festival hub, onsite content, and exclusive post-festival performance videos.
Reservoir’s PopIndia Buys Vincey Productions’ South Indian Catalog
Reservoir’s India arm PopIndia acquired Vincey Productions’ compositions, masters, and YouTube channels, and signed Indian hip-hop producer 30KEY! to a publishing deal.
